irreversible

Definitions

ir- (not) + reversible (able to be turned back) = cannot be turned back. Once it happens, there is no turning it around — irreversible damage, an irreversible decision. See reverse.

Common Collocations

• 1.irreversible damage不可逆的损害
• 2.irreversible decision无法撤销的决定
• 3.irreversible process不可逆过程

Example Sentences

• 1.

  Climate change could cause irreversible damage to ecosystems.

• 2.

  Once submitted, the transaction is irreversible.