- [uncountable]
the part of food that helps to keep a person healthy by keeping the bowels working and moving other food quickly through the body （食物中的）纤维素 dietary fibre 饮食纤维素 Dried fruits are especially high in fibre. 干水果的纤维素含量尤其高。 a high-/low-fibre diet 纤维素含量高／低的饮食 He has been advised to increase his fibre intake. 有人建议他增加纤维摄入量。 bran fibre 麸皮纤维
Extra ExamplesTopics Cooking and eatingc1Peaches are a good source of fibre. 桃子是很好的食物纤维来源。 foods that are rich in fibre 纤维含量丰富的食物 foods that have a high fibre content 含大量纤维的食物 the problems associated with a low fibre diet 与低纤维饮食有关的问题 your total daily intake of dietary fibre 每天膳食纤维的总摄入量
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- dietary
- vegetable
- be high in
- be rich in
- content
- intake
- supplement
- …
- an intake of fibre
- a source of fibre
- [countable, uncountable]
a material such as cloth or rope that is made from a mass of natural or artificial threads （织物或绳等）纤维制品 nylon and other man-made fibres 尼龙和其他人造纤维制品 Wear underwear that is made from natural fibres. 穿天然纤维做的内衣。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- coarse
- hollow
- strong
- …
- be made from
- be made of
- optics
- [countable]
one of the many thin threads that form body tissue, such as muscle, and natural materials, such as wood and cotton （人或动物身体组织及天然物质的）纤维 cotton/wood/nerve/muscle fibres 棉／木／神经／肌肉纤维 - (literary)
She loved him with every fibre of her being. 她一心一意地爱他。
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodyc1The disease is characterized by degeneration of muscle fibres. 这种疾病的特征是肌肉纤维退化。 The function of nerve fibres is to transmit coded information from one place to another. 神经纤维的功能是把编码的信息从一处传送至另一处。 Mechanical filters draw air through flat, coarse fibres. 机械过滤器抽取空气使之通过绷平的粗纤维。 Wood fibres or synthetic fibres may be used in the manufacturing process. 生产过程中可能使用木纤维或合成纤维。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- coarse
- hollow
- strong
- …
- be made from
- be made of
- optics
see also moral fibre, optical fibre
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘lobe of the liver’, (plural) ‘entrails’): via French from Latin fibra ‘fibre, filament, entrails’.