Englisch Unit 4

virtually

you use virtually to say that a particular quality or feeling is almost complete

afford

if you can afford something, you have enough money to be able to pay for it. Something that you can afford is affordable. Something you cannot afford is unaffordable

break

if you break something, you damage it badly so that it doesn't work any more or so that it goes into lots of pieces. If it is easy to break an object, it is a breakable object. If it is almost impossible to break something, it is unbreakable

coated

something that is coated has a thin layer of something all over the outside of it

cosmetic

changes or actions that are cosmetic deal only with the appearance of something and not with its actual nature or substance

dispose of

if you dispose of something, you succeed in throwing it away because you no longer need it or use it. Something that is intended to be used once then thrown away is disposable

excuse

if you excuse someone, you forgive them or do not punish them for something bad they have said or done. If they do something so bad that you cannot excuse them, they have done something inexcusable

fabric

fabric is cloth or material used for making clothes, sheets, covering for furniture, etc

fold

if something folds, or if you fold it, it bends so that one part of it covers the other. If something is foldable, it is possible to fold it

imagine

if you imagine something, you have a picture or impression of it in your mind even though you cannot see it or it is not actually happening. Something you can imagine is imaginable

negotiate

to talk about something until you can agree with someone what you will both do or accept. If you are prepared to change your demand about something, it is negotiable. If there is something that you will not change your mind about, it is non-negotiable

push the boundaries

if you push the boundaries, you do something more intensely, better, faster, etc than it has ever been done before

refund

f someone refunds some money, they return some money to you that you gave them earlier, for example because they sold you something that doesn't work. If money that you give someone can be refunded later, it is refundable

rely

If you can rely on someone or something, you can be sure that they will do what you expect them to do. Someone or something you can rely on is reliable

remove

if you remove something, you take it away from where it is, or you take it away from the other things that are with it. If something is designed to be removed or can be easily removed, it is removable

repair

if you repair something that is broken, you mend it so that it works properly again. If it is possible to repair something, it is repairable

reuse

if you reuse something, you use it again rather than throw it away or use a new one. If you can use something again, it is reusable