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单词 irretrievable
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Definition of irretrievable in English:

irretrievable

adjective ɪrɪˈtriːvəb(ə)lˌɪ(r)rəˈtrivəb(ə)l
  • Not able to be retrieved or put right.

    the irretrievable breakdown of their marriage
    Example sentencesExamples
    • With someone of that age, the sense of smell is not irretrievable and there are different ways to successfully solve the problem, including hypnotherapy.
    • Two allegations effected an irretrievable breakdown between Toulouse and the University.
    • But fault was still a feature in many divorce cases, since irretrievable breakdown had to be shown in one of five ways.
    • The half hour delay produces a data loss window during which time email can be truly lost and irretrievable.
    • We want them to know their situation is not irretrievable.
    • But I think I've crossed some sort of irretrievable line here.
    • ‘Whatever might have been of interest to anybody is gone and irretrievable,’ he said.
    • ‘How about settling for irretrievable breakdown,’ she proposes.
    • They punch so limply as an attacking force, though, that falling behind to superior opposition leaves them chasing an irretrievable cause.
    • Any carelessness or negligence will bring disaster to our future generations and cause irretrievable losses’.
    • ‘I know what I did was disgusting, and brought irretrievable damage to the victims and their families,’ Chen said.
    • The sole ground for divorce is irretrievable breakdown of the marriage.
    • Frankly, we can't allow it to be irretrievable because the consequences of failure are too dark to imagine.
    • A couple are legally entitled to divorce after two years when there is an irretrievable breakdown - but only if both parties agree in writing.
    • But with 11 minutes to play, Liverpool's advantage became irretrievable.
    • All that we can salvage in the present is the memory, like Gretta's, of moments or events that are inevitably irretrievable.
    • A wrong move by the sailor, an over correction on helm or sheet, a sudden drop or shift in the wind will cause an immediate and irretrievable capsize.
    • Yet no one sees the situation as irretrievable.
    • The Task Force report also notes that 1 in 200 may experience irretrievable memory loss.
    • The rest of the night I sit there, wondering if I've done something irreparable, lost something irretrievable.
    Synonyms
    irreversible, unrectifiable, irremediable, irrevocable, irredeemable, irrecoverable, unrecoverable, irreparable, unrepairable, beyond repair
    irreclaimable, lost, lost and gone, gone forever, hopeless, past hope, beyond hope

Derivatives

  • irretrievability

  • nounɪrɪtriːvəˈbɪlɪtiˌɪ(r)rəˌtrivəˈbɪlədi
    • Kelly Riechart's critically acclaimed road movie is a richly textured account of the irretrievability of the past.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Thankfully, they don't find resolution, and the film's touching final ambiguity, regarding the irretrievability of the past, is truly haunting.
      • The enquiries for documents are answered within one business day, while enquiries for availability or irretrievability are answered within three business days.
      • It bespeaks a loss of something, while denying complete irretrievability of the absent object.
      • Memories, Sonnabend contends, are confabulations, artificial constructions that we design to protect ourselves against the irretrievability of past events in the face of our inevitable amnesia.
 
 

Definition of irretrievable in US English:

irretrievable

adjectiveˌɪ(r)rəˈtrivəb(ə)lˌi(r)rəˈtrēvəb(ə)l
  • Not able to be retrieved or put right.

    the irretrievable breakdown of their marriage
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A couple are legally entitled to divorce after two years when there is an irretrievable breakdown - but only if both parties agree in writing.
    • But with 11 minutes to play, Liverpool's advantage became irretrievable.
    • But I think I've crossed some sort of irretrievable line here.
    • They punch so limply as an attacking force, though, that falling behind to superior opposition leaves them chasing an irretrievable cause.
    • ‘How about settling for irretrievable breakdown,’ she proposes.
    • Any carelessness or negligence will bring disaster to our future generations and cause irretrievable losses’.
    • All that we can salvage in the present is the memory, like Gretta's, of moments or events that are inevitably irretrievable.
    • Frankly, we can't allow it to be irretrievable because the consequences of failure are too dark to imagine.
    • ‘Whatever might have been of interest to anybody is gone and irretrievable,’ he said.
    • A wrong move by the sailor, an over correction on helm or sheet, a sudden drop or shift in the wind will cause an immediate and irretrievable capsize.
    • Yet no one sees the situation as irretrievable.
    • The half hour delay produces a data loss window during which time email can be truly lost and irretrievable.
    • Two allegations effected an irretrievable breakdown between Toulouse and the University.
    • The rest of the night I sit there, wondering if I've done something irreparable, lost something irretrievable.
    • ‘I know what I did was disgusting, and brought irretrievable damage to the victims and their families,’ Chen said.
    • With someone of that age, the sense of smell is not irretrievable and there are different ways to successfully solve the problem, including hypnotherapy.
    • We want them to know their situation is not irretrievable.
    • The Task Force report also notes that 1 in 200 may experience irretrievable memory loss.
    • The sole ground for divorce is irretrievable breakdown of the marriage.
    • But fault was still a feature in many divorce cases, since irretrievable breakdown had to be shown in one of five ways.
    Synonyms
    irreversible, unrectifiable, irremediable, irrevocable, irredeemable, irrecoverable, unrecoverable, irreparable, unrepairable, beyond repair
 
 
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