If you talk about irretrievable damage or an irretrievable situation, you mean that the damage or situation is so bad that there is no possibility of putting it right.
例句
What a tragedy if the sport suffers irretrievable damage because this issue is ducked.如果该运动因这一问题被回避而承受无法弥补的损失,那将是何种悲剧。...a country in irretrievable decline.无可挽回地走向衰落的国家
英英词典释义
Adjective
1. impossible to recover or recoup or overcome;
"an irretrievable loss""irretrievable errors in judgment"