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
You'd better not go inside. There might be snakes.
你最好不要进去。说不定有蛇呢。
If you want to send a letter to an office abroad that is in a different time zone, you can send a fax, and it will be received even though the office is not open.