saddle在这儿作动词,意为“使负担,强加”,saddle sb. with sth. 意为“为某人负重担”,因此该习语意为“把任务强加予某人”。例如:I can’t be saddled with any more responsibilities.(我再也不能承担更多的任务了。)
A: How is George recently? 最近乔治怎么样?
B: Not very good. I hear that he is saddled with debts of his company. 不太好。我听说他的公司现在债务缠身。
A: What happened? 怎么回事?
B: It’s said that he was cheated by his partner. 据说是他的合伙人把他给骗啦。