| 单词 | irretrievable |
| 释义 | irretrievable (ɪrɪtriːvəbəl ) adjective If you talk about irretrievable damage or an irretrievable situation, you mean that the damage or situation is so bad that there is no possibility of putting it right. [formal] What a tragedy if the sport suffers irretrievable damage because this issue is ducked. ...a country in irretrievable decline. Synonyms: irreversible, incurable, irrevocable, irreparable irretrievably (ɪrɪtriːvəbli ) adverb [usually ADVERB with verb] Eventually her marriage broke down irretrievably. Collocations: irretrievable loss Second, because when species or groups of species are lost the planet suffers an irretrievable loss of biodiversity. Times, Sunday Times Only when firm plans are disclosed can they adapt painlessly to a lower energy regime instead of suffering an irretrievable loss of competitiveness when targets are imposed suddenly. Times, Sunday Times Yet really, apart from the sensation of irretrievable loss, there was nothing wrong at all. The Times Literary Supplement Traffic removed, the rest made unattractive, formulae used to justify closure, and then the irretrievable loss of service. Times, Sunday Times |
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