irreplaceable
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ir·re·place·a·ble /ˌɪrɪˈpleɪsəbəl◂/ adjective ONLYtoo special, valuable, or unusual to be replaced by anything else 〔因太特别或贵重而〕不可代替的，独一无二的 Works of art were lost, many of them irreplaceable. 很多艺术品丢失了，其中有许多都是独一无二的。► see thesaurus at valuable
Examples from the Corpus
irreplaceable• Several works of art were lost, many of them irreplaceable.• Building conservation is environmentally friendly; it is a way of using existing resources for an end-product that is unique and irreplaceable.• By 1922 the team of brilliant men who had governed for the past six years could not but see themselves as irreplaceable.• That Bible contained marginal notes and special references that were irreplaceable.• Inevitably, this will entail losing some of the irreplaceable character of this unique building.• I value the way they accept my orders and the talented, knowledgeable and irreplaceable company agronomist who gives me advice.• Clark said the Army had already lost one irreplaceable man in General Custer.• Fathers have a unique and irreplaceable role to play in child development.• And civilizations hardly ever exchange them: they regard them as irreplaceable values.ir·re·place·a·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
be special, anything unusual replaced to by or too Corpus valuable,
irreplaceable
ir‧re‧place‧a‧ble /ˌɪrɪˈpleɪsəbəl◂/
adjective
too special, valuable, or unusual to be replaced by anything else:
Works of art were lost, many of them irreplaceable.
■ very special and important
▪precious very special and important to someone - used about people or things: My family have always been precious to me. | His free time was very precious to him. | the place where I kept my most precious things
▪prized very special and important to someone, so that they want very much to keep them or obtain them: The book was one of his most prized possessions. | The shells are prized for their beauty (=are considered to be very special).
▪treasured very special and important to someone, especially because it is connected with someone they love: the case in which she kept her most treasured possessions | The holiday was now a treasured memory. | a treasured gift from her grandmother
▪irreplaceable extremely special and important, especially because it is the only one of its kind: The manuscripts are said to be irreplaceable.
ir‧re‧place‧a‧ble /ˌɪrɪˈpleɪsəbəl◂/
adjectivetoo special, valuable, or unusual to be replaced by anything else:
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valuable worth a lot of money 指值钱的、贵重的 ：◆ The thieves took three pieces of valuable jewellery. 窃贼盗走了三件贵重的首饰。 precious rare and worth a lot of money; loved or valued very much 指珍稀的、珍贵的、宝贵的 ：◆ a precious Chinese vase, valued at half a million pounds 价值 50 万英镑的稀世中国花瓶 ◆ precious memories of our time together 我们共度时光的珍贵回忆 priceless extremely valuable; loved or valued very much 指无价的、极珍贵的、极宝贵的 ：◆ a priceless collection of antiques 价值连城的古文物收藏 irreplaceable too valuable or special to be replaced 指因贵重或独特而不能替代的
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valuable/precious/priceless/irreplaceable possessions valuable/precious/priceless antiques/jewels/jewellery