irreparable

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ir·rep·a·ra·ble /ɪˈrepərəbəl/ adjective written REPAIRirreparable damage, harm etc is so bad that it can never be repaired or made better 〔破坏、伤害等〕不能修复的，无法弥补的 Extensive mining will cause irreparable damage to the area. 大量采矿会对该地区造成无法弥补的损害。 —irreparably adverb

Examples from the Corpus

irreparable• But the damage to his eyes was irreparable.• If the team loses to Berkeley tonight, a team below the Ducks in the Pac-10, the damage will be irreparable.• The situation is dire, but not yet irreparable.• The forest suffered irreparable damage as a result of last year's fire.• No doubt she would be doing the cycle irreparable damage, but the urge to ride it was too strong to be denied.• These attacks have inflicted widespread and in some cases irreparable damage in preparation for the ground offensive.• Why should his death, however tragic, threaten irreparable damage to an institutional structure of such proven strength?• The explosion caused irreparable damage to several buildings.• Boxing can cause irreparable damage to the brain.• However, the didactic goal usually does irreparable harm to the characterization of the dramatis personae.