单词	irreversibly
释义	irreversibleir‧re‧ver‧si‧ble /ˌɪrɪˈvɜːsəbəl◂ $ -ɜːr-/ AWL adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES an irreversible decision Despite claims made by skincare manufacturers, the effects of ageing are irreversible. New technology has brought about irreversible changes in society. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A third priority is to stop irreversible damage to the natural environment. Among the drugs that may cause irreversible injury to the vestibular hair cells are streptomycin, neomycin, and gentamicin. But things are changing and some of these changes look irreversible. Much of this simplification may be irreversible. The consensus among scientists is that global warming is irreversible. They intend to build a socialist state, and the revolution which they have begun is irreversible. We urge you to ensure the most stringent environmental assessment procedures are followed before any irreversible damage is done. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatora process that cannot be stopped► unstoppable a process or action that is unstoppable cannot be stopped: · Political change is now unstoppable, and the regime will eventually collapse.· The war could unleash unstoppable political and economic changes.· Her rise to fame seems to be unstoppable. ► remorseless a process that is remorseless continues in an unpleasant and threatening way and it seems to be impossible to stop: · The remorseless spread of the virus has led to the deaths of thousands.· the remorseless advance of the invading army ► inexorable formal use this about a gradual process that cannot be stopped, especially one which leads to something very bad happening: · His jealousy sets him on an inexorable course towards murder.· the inexorable decline in Britain's manufacturing industry ► irreversible a process of change that is irreversible cannot be stopped, and the situation that existed before cannot return: · New technology has brought about irreversible changes in society.· Despite claims made by skincare manufacturers, the effects of ageing are irreversible. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► an irreversible coma (=a permanent one)· He had been in an irreversible coma since the disaster. ► permanent/irreparable/irreversible damage (=that cannot be repaired)· By smoking for so long, she may have suffered irreversible damage to her health. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► change · They seem to be address objectives that have been overtaken by irreversible changes both in technology and consumer expectations.· Stopping rivers and creating lakes, it was reported, had caused irreversible changes to thousands of acres of land.· However, he mistook certain war-time conditions in the main belligerent states as being irreversible changes.· Far more important than this change, though, is the irreversible change in the character of universities.· Fundamental and irreversible changes ought only to be imposed, if at all, in the light of an unmistakable national consensus.· Although we know intellectually that the statusquo can not be maintained for ever, we feel profoundly disturbed when irreversible change actually happens.· The fundamental question is whether a third or fourth Thatcher term would produce irreversible changes. ► damage · This has done severe, irreversible damage to our identity.· A third priority is to stop irreversible damage to the natural environment.· Prolonged fixation often lead to irreversible damage as muscles atrophied.· Conservationists however, claim that many licenses must be immediately revoked to avoid irreversible damage.· Second, if the condition goes unrecognised, or is incorrectly treated, irreversible damage may occur.· As a consequence some have suffered irreversible damage to their health.· Much evidence now exists which shows that hypochlorites inhibit collagen synthesis and cause irreversible damage to the micro-circulation. Word family WORD FAMILYnounreversalreverseadjectivereversereversible ≠ irreversibleverbreverse 1irreversible damage, change etc is so serious or so great that you cannot change something back to how it was before OPP  reversible:  Fossil fuels have caused irreversible damage to the environment2if an illness or bad physical condition is irreversible, it will continue to exist and cannot be cured:  Miller is in an irreversible coma. irreversible blindness—irreversibly adverb:  His reputation was irreversibly damaged by the affair.
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