saddle

鞍

馬に乗る人が座るために、馬の背に取り付けるもの。

やさしい英語で： A seat attached to a horse’s back for a rider to sit on.

• She put a saddle on the horse.
• The rider climbed into the saddle.
• We cleaned the saddles after our ride.

よく使う表現： horse saddle, leather saddle, in the saddle

サドル

自転車に乗るときに座る部分。

やさしい英語で： The seat on a bicycle that supports you while you ride.

• This saddle is too hard.
• Can you lower the saddle on my bike?
• Both bicycles have wide leather saddles.

類義語： seat

よく使う表現： bicycle saddle, comfortable saddle, adjust the saddle, motorcycle saddle

鞍部

二つの山や丘の間にあり、両側より低くなっている部分。

やさしい英語で： A low area between two hills or mountains, with higher ground on either side.

• We crossed the saddle at noon.
• The path climbs to a saddle between two peaks.
• Snow covered the saddles along the ridge.

類義語： col, mountain pass

よく使う表現： mountain saddle, cross the saddle, saddle between peaks

背負わせる、押し付ける

望んでいない難しい問題や責任を、人に引き受けさせること。

やさしい英語で： To make someone deal with a difficult problem or responsibility they do not want.

• Do not saddle me with your problems.
• The failed business saddled him with debt.
• We have been saddled with extra costs.

使い方： saddle someone with something (The purchase saddled us with years of debt.); be saddled with something (She was saddled with all the cleaning.)

類義語： burden, lumber

よく使う表現： saddle someone with, saddle with debt