| 单词 | irreplaceable |
| 释义 | irreplaceable (once / 22556 pages) adj The adjective irreplaceable describes anything that's one of a kind, particularly if it has deep sentimental value to you, like your grandmother's irreplaceable engagement ring. When you replace something, you get something that's just like it, but if something is irreplaceable, there's just no substitute. It might be a special thing given to you by a loved one, like your great-grandfather's pocket watch or something that can't be made again, like an irreplaceable painting or an old floor made from a species of wood that's no longer harvested. WORD FAMILYirreplaceable: irreplaceableness, irreplaceably+/replace: replaceable, replaced, replacement, replaces, replacing/replaceable: irreplaceable, replaceability, unreplaceable/replacement: replacements USAGE EXAMPLESWhen the schedule hits December, and the hitting gets more ferocious, physicality is an irreplaceable edge. Washington Times(Dec 05, 2016) "This CD is more important to me than all the furniture. It is irreplaceable." Reuters(Nov 24, 2016) Ms. Rehm’s show has proved beyond doubt that women provide a fundamental and irreplaceable perspective in radio. Washington Post(Nov 20, 2016) adj impossible to replace irreplaceable antiques Syn|Ant unreplaceable unexpendable not suitable to be expended replaceable capable of being replaced expendablesuitable to be expended exchangeable, interchangeable, similar, standardised, standardizedcapable of replacing or changing places with something else; permitting mutual substitution without loss of function or suitability |
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