indemnify
v
(pt, pp -fied)
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (from/against sth) (law or commerce 律或商) promise to compensate sb for any harm he may suffer 保证赔偿或补偿某人可能受到的损失
indemnify sb against harm, damage, loss, etc 向某人承担其万一受到伤害、 损害、 损失等时的赔偿.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (for sth) (fml 文) repay sb (for sth) (为某事物)向某人赔偿, 补偿
I undertook to indemnify them for expenses incurred on my behalf. 我负责偿还他们为我而用的全部花费.
🔁 扩展释义
*[in'demnifai]vt. 赔偿, 补偿, 保护, 保障【经】 赔偿相关词组: indemnify sb for his loss indemnify sb from sth indemnify sb against sth indemnify sb from damage indemnify sb against damage
When the ship finally arrived in a port, the wooden cover was opened wide and Kunta could see in daylight for the first time across the part of the ship where he had been chained.