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irreversible adj.不可逆转的；不可挽回的 (1) 衰老像死亡一样是一个不可逆转的过程。(2) 技术已对社会产生不可逆转的影响。(3) 他的大脑在事故中受伤,无法治愈。(4) 他们还认为即使全球气温停止上升,海平面也不会回落。 While you see reverse inside of this word, you wouldn't use it to describe a car that can't go backwards. However, if the car was in an accident and cannot be fixed, you could say that the damage done to the car was pretty much irreversible, in other words the car is totaled.

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英 [ˌɪrɪ'vɜːsəbl] 美 [ˌɪrɪ'vɜːrsəbl] (1) Aging, like death, is an irreversible process.(2) Technology has had an irreversible impact on society.(3) He suffered irreversible brain damage in the incident.(4) Even if global warming was halted the rise could be irreversible, they say. If you can't undo something, it's irreversible. Time is always irreversible, as is the damage done to your skin by too much sun, so be sure to wear sunblock! 1[ADJ 形容词]不可逆转的；不可挽回的；不可撤销的 If a change is irreversible, things cannot be changed back to the way they were before. She could suffer irreversible brain damage if she is not treated within seven days...如果她在 7 天之内没有得到治疗，她的大脑有可能遭受不可逆转的损伤。The reforms are irreversible.改革没有回头路。irreversiblyTelevision has irreversibly changed our perception of the Royal Family.电视不可逆转地改变了我们对皇室的印象。

英语单词	irreversible
英美音标	英 [ˌɪrɪ'vɜːsəbl] 美 [ˌɪrɪ'vɜːrsəbl]
中文释义	adj.不可逆转的；不可挽回的
英语例句	(1) Aging, like death, is an irreversible process. (2) Technology has had an irreversible impact on society. (3) He suffered irreversible brain damage in the incident. (4) Even if global warming was halted the rise could be irreversible, they say.
中文例句	(1) 衰老像死亡一样是一个不可逆转的过程。 (2) 技术已对社会产生不可逆转的影响。 (3) 他的大脑在事故中受伤,无法治愈。 (4) 他们还认为即使全球气温停止上升,海平面也不会回落。
vocabulary简明	If you can't undo something, it's irreversible. Time is always irreversible, as is the damage done to your skin by too much sun, so be sure to wear sunblock!
vocabulary扩展	While you see reverse inside of this word, you wouldn't use it to describe a car that can't go backwards. However, if the car was in an accident and cannot be fixed, you could say that the damage done to the car was pretty much irreversible, in other words the car is totaled.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]不可逆转的；不可挽回的；不可撤销的 If a change is irreversible, things cannot be changed back to the way they were before. She could suffer irreversible brain damage if she is not treated within seven days... 如果她在 7 天之内没有得到治疗，她的大脑有可能遭受不可逆转的损伤。 The reforms are irreversible. 改革没有回头路。 irreversibly Television has irreversibly changed our perception of the Royal Family. 电视不可逆转地改变了我们对皇室的印象。

Irreversible Damage Car Brain Changed Irreversibly 英 ˌɪrɪ'Vɜːsəbl] 美