Word familynounfibratefibrinfibrinogenfibrinolysinfibrinolysisfibrofibroblastfibrocartilageFibrocementfibrocytefibroinfibrolinefibrolitefibromafibromyalgiafibronectinfibrosisfibrositisfibreboardfibrefillfibreglassfibre opticsfibrescopefibreadjectivefibredfibrelessfibriformfibrinoidfibrinousfibroblasticfibrocysticfibroidfibroticfibrousfibrovascularverbfibrose
fi·breBritish EnglishBrE, fiber American English /ˈfaɪbə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun
1[uncountableU]DFN the parts of plants that you eat but cannot digest. Fibre helps to keep you healthy by moving food quickly through your body 〔植物的〕纤维素,食物纤维
Fruit and vegetables are high in fibre content.
水果和蔬菜的纤维素含量很高。
food that is high in dietary fibre
富含膳食纤维的食物
2[countableC, uncountableU]TIM a mass of threads used to make rope, cloth etc 〔用来做绳子、布等的〕纤维
natural/synthetic/man-made etc fibre
Nylon is a man-made fibre.
尼龙是一种人造纤维。
3.[countableC]DN a thin thread, or one of the thin parts like threads that form naturalmaterials such as wood or carbon 〔木材、碳等天然材料的〕纤维
5with every fibre of your beingliteraryEMOTIONAL if you feel something with every fibre of your being, you feel it very strongly 极其地,全身心地
He wanted her with every fibre of his being.
他一心一意地想要她。
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with every fibre of your being• What she was sure of, though, was that she wanted him with every fibre of her being.• And in that moment she wishedwith every fibre of her being that it really was possible for her to stay away.
dietary fibre• This book must be available for all interested in nutrition and dietary fibre.• The role played by dietary fibre is of importance to this compartmentalisation because it bindsbileacids.• This factorapplies less with foods rich in dietary fibre, because these foods - happily - tend to be inexpensive.• So you will be taking in about twice as much dietary fibre in less than half as much food.• This intriguing finding from the surveys led medical researchers to investigations into a whole new aspect of dietary fibre.• Freshfruit, for instance, being mainly water, provides only a dilute form of dietary fibre.• This is so of dietary fibre.• Apples are basically a mixture of water, sugar, dietary fibre and little else.
natural/synthetic/man-made etc fibre• Although it is a natural fibre, it tends not to weather well.• A synthetic fibre with a foam or waffle backing is best.• The reason is that fruit juices are simply fruit stripped of its natural fibrecontent.• Hair is a marvellousnatural fibre - you could almost compare it to puresilk thread.• They were given a grandstandview of how the world's first new man-made fibre for 30 years is manufactured.• Fresh water rotted natural fibre, while seawaterpreserved it.• And yet many foods are now refined to such an extent that the natural fibre has been removed.
1 (BrE) (NAmEfiber) in food食物ADJECTIVE | VERB + FIBRE/FIBER | FIBRE/FIBER + NOUN | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤dietary膳食纖維◇your total daily intake of dietary fibre每天膳食纖維的總攝入量➤vegetable植物纖維VERB + FIBRE/FIBER➤be high in, be rich in纖維含量高/豐富◇foods that are rich in fibre纖維含量豐富的食物FIBRE/FIBER + NOUN➤content纖維含量◇foods that have a high fibre content含大量纖維的食物➤intake纖維攝入量➤supplement纖維補充劑PHRASES➤an intake of fibre, a source of fibre纖維攝入/來源◇Peaches are a good source of fibre.桃子是很好的食物纖維來源。fibre
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2 (BrE) (NAmEfiber) material/body tissue物質纖維;肌體纖維ADJECTIVE | VERB + FIBRE/FIBER | FIBRE/FIBER + NOUNADJECTIVE➤coarse粗纖維◇Mechanical filters draw air through flat, coarse fibres.機械過濾器抽取空氣使之通過繃平的粗纖維。➤hollow空心纖維▸➤strong堅牢的纖維▸➤natural天然纖維▸➤artificial, man-made, synthetic人造纖維;合成纖維▸➤cotton, nylon, polyester, silk, textile, wool棉纖維;尼龍纖維;聚酯纖維;絲纖維;紡織纖維;羊毛纖維▸➤asbestos, carbon, coconut, paper, wood石棉纖維;碳纖維;椰殼纖維;造紙纖維;木纖維➤carpet地毯纖維▸➤glass, optical玻璃/光學纖維▸➤muscle, nerve肌纖維;神經纖維▸➤moral (figurative) 道德品質◇It isn't just a lack of moral fibre that leads to a rising divorce rate.離婚率上升不僅僅是因為道德品質的缺失。VERB + FIBRE/FIBER➤be made from, be made of由纖維製造◇Wear underwear that is made from natural fibres.穿天然纖維做的內衣。FIBRE/FIBER + NOUN➤optics纖維光學
fibre ♦︎ hair ♦︎ strand ♦︎ threadThese are all words for a long, very thin piece of sth.这些词均表示纤维、毛发、线等纤长之物。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a long / single fibre / hair / strand / thread◆a fine hair / strand / thread◆delicate fibres / threads◆a loose strand / thread◆cotton fibres / threads■fibre (BrE) (NAmEfiber) ˈfaɪbə(r) [countable] one of the many long, very thin strings which form body tissue, such as muscle, and natural materials, such as wood and cotton(人或动物身体组织以及天然物质的)纤维◆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。◆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。■hair [countable] one of the long thin fibres which grow on the body of people, especially on the head, and on some animals毛发;(尤指)头发◆There's a hair in my soup.我的汤里有根毛。◆The rug was covered with cat hairs.地毯上净是猫毛。 see also hairy ⇨ hairy■strand [countable] a single long thin piece of sth such as thread, wire or hair; several hairs on sb's head that hang together in one long piece(线、绳、金属线或毛发的)股,缕;(头发的)绺◆Thin strands of copper wire can be bent easily.细股铜线可以轻易弄弯。◆She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.她把一绺头发拢到耳后。■thread [countable] a single strand of cotton, wool, silk or other material used for sewing or making fabric(棉、毛、丝等的)线◆Have you got a needle and thread?你有针线吗?◆The threads of a spider's web are delicate and will break easily.蜘蛛网的丝纤细易断。