单词	irreparable
释义	irreparableir‧rep‧a‧ra‧ble /ɪˈrepərəbəl/ adjective written Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Boxing can cause irreparable damage to the brain. The explosion caused irreparable damage to several buildings. The forest suffered irreparable damage as a result of last year's fire. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But the damage to his eyes was irreparable. However, the didactic goal usually does irreparable harm to the characterization of the dramatis personae. If the team loses to Berkeley tonight, a team below the Ducks in the Pac-10, the damage will be irreparable. No doubt she would be doing the cycle irreparable damage, but the urge to ride it was too strong to be denied. The situation is dire, but not yet irreparable. 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? Thesaurus Longman Language Activatortoo badly damaged to be repaired► be beyond repair too badly damaged to be repaired - use this about objects, buildings, and vehicles: · Unfortunately, the engine is beyond repair.be damaged beyond repair: · A lot of the furniture had been damaged beyond repair. ► irreparable irreparable damage or harm to objects, buildings, or vehicles cannot be repaired: · The explosion caused irreparable damage to several buildings.· The forest suffered irreparable damage as a result of last year's fire. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► permanent/irreparable/irreversible damage (=that cannot be repaired)· By smoking for so long, she may have suffered irreversible damage to her health. ► irreparable harm (=that cannot be made better)· The scandal has caused irreparable harm to his career. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► damage · Why should his death, however tragic, threaten irreparable damage to an institutional structure of such proven strength?· In truth, the society's decision will cause irreparable damage to the cause of music.· At that stage they were completely outweighed by the threat of irreparable damage to her health and risk to her life.· Would they ever be able to extricate themselves from it without irreparable damage being done?· The Stalinist phase did all but irreparable damage to the international reputation of Soviet historiography.· Parking the trailer Simply parking the trailer with the stands firmly down will not prevent really strong winds from doing irreparable damage.· We are only one generation away from causing irreparable damage to the Earth's biosphere.· Numerous environmental campaigners have alleged that Fisons's peat-cutting operations are causing irreparable damage to the fragile habitat of lowland peat-bogs. ► harm · However, the didactic goal usually does irreparable harm to the characterization of the dramatis personae. Word family WORD FAMILYnounrepairdisrepairadjectiverepairableirreparableverbrepairadverbirreparably irreparable damage, harm etc is so bad that it can never be repaired or made better:  Extensive mining will cause irreparable damage to the area.—irreparably adverb
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