1 [U] parts of plants that you eat which are good for you because they help to move food quickly through your body (食物中的)纤维素:
Wholemeal bread is high in fibre.全麦面包含有丰富的纤维素。
2 [C,U] a material or a substance that is made from natural or artificial threads 纤维质料:
natural fibres (=for example, cotton and wool)棉、羊毛等是天然纤维(natural fibre)man-made/synthetic fibres(=for example, nylon, polyester, etc)尼龙、聚酯等是人造纤维(man-made fibre)或合成纤维(synthetic fibre)
3 [C] one of the thin threads which form a natural or artificial substance 纤维:
cotton/wood/nerve/muscle fibres棉╱木╱神经╱肌肉纤维
fibre/ˋfaIbɚ; ˈfaIbə/BrE 【英】; fiber AmE 【美】n 1 [U] the parts of plants that you eat but cannot DIGEST , which help food to move through your body〔植物的〕纤维素﹐食物纤维: food that is high in dietary fibre 膳食纤维含量高的食物2 [C,U] a mass of threads used to make rope, cloth etc〔用来制绳、纺布等的〕纤维: Nylon is a man-made fibre. 尼龙是一种人造纤维。3 [C] a thin thread, or one of the thin parts like threads that form natural materials such as wood〔木材等天然材料的〕纤维 —fibrous adj
fibrefibrefibres (British) fiber (American)noun1(no plural) the part of your food that helps to move other food through your body and keep you healthy: Dried fruits are high in fibre.2(pluralfibres) one of the many thin threads that form a material: cotton fibres