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
Bison waste no longer fell on the ground to improve the soil, which as a result became less good for growing plants.
地上不再有野牛的粪便来改良土壤,结果对于植物生长土壤变得不够肥沃了。
However, in recent times the old-age pension has only been paid to the poorest people because there has been an increase in the number of people out of work.189
然而阳近一段时间,老年养老金只付给那些最穷的人,因为失业的人数一直在增长。
Over the next thirty-two years he fought for human rights and the rights of workers who were badly treated by their employers.