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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary fi·bre chiefly British variant of fiber English Etymology fibre British spelling of fiber (q.v.); for suffix, see -re. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 fibre fibre (BrE) (NAmE fiber) / 5faibE(r) / noun1. [U] 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 SYN roughage :
dietary fibre 饮食纤维素 Dried fruits are especially high in fibre. 干水果的纤维素含量高。 a high- / low-fibre diet 纤维素含量高/低的饮食 2. [C, U] a material such as cloth or rope that is made from a mass of natural or artificial threads (织物或绳等的)纤维: nylon and other man-made fibres 尼龙和其他人造纤维 3. [C] 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。 ⇨ see also moral fibre , optical fibre Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English fibre noun 1 in food ADJ. dietary your total daily intake of dietary fibre | vegetable VERB + FIBRE be high/rich in foods that are rich in fibre FIBRE + NOUN content foods that have a high fibre content | intake PHRASES a high/low fibre diet the problems associated with a low fibre diet | an intake of fibre, a source of fibre Peaches are a good source of fibre. 2 material/body tissue ADJ. coarse Mechanical filters draw air through flat, coarse fibres. | hollow | strong | natural | artificial, man-made, synthetic | carbon, coconut, cotton, nylon, paper, polyester, textile, wood | glass, optical | muscle, nerve | moral (figurative) It isn't just a lack of moral fibre that leads to a rising divorce rate. VERB + FIBRE be made from/of Wear underwear that is made from natural fibres. FIBRE + NOUN optics OLT fibre (also fiber) noun ⇨ fibre Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged fibre variant of fiber |
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