indemnify

英 [ɪnˈdemnɪfaɪ]

美 [ɪnˈdemnɪfaɪ]

v.  保证赔偿; 赔偿; 补偿

过去分词：indemnified　第三人称单数：indemnifies　过去式：indemnified　现在分词：indemnifying　

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BNC.25848 / COCA.34150

牛津词典

verb

• 保证赔偿
  to promise to pay sb an amount of money if they suffer any damage or loss
• 赔偿；补偿
  to pay sb an amount of money because of the damage or loss that they have suffered

柯林斯词典

• VERB 保证赔偿
  Toindemnifysomeone against something bad happening means to promise to protect them, especially financially, if it happens.
  1. They agreed to indemnify the taxpayers against any loss...
     他们同意补偿纳税人的任何损失。
  2. The printers were indemnified against legal action...
     印刷商获得保证，一旦受到起诉将会得到赔偿。
  3. It doesn't have the money to indemnify everybody.
     它没有钱去补偿所有人。

英英释义

verb

• make amends for
  1. One can never fully repair the suffering and losses of the Jews in the Third Reich
  2. She was compensated for the loss of her arm in the accident
  Synonym:compensaterecompenserepair
• secure against future loss, damage, or liability
  1. This plan indemnifies workers against wages lost through illness

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