fibre
/ˈfaɪbə(r)/( <美> fiber)
noun
1
- a thread or filament from which a vegetable tissue, mineral substance, or textile is formed（构成植物组织、矿物质、纺织品的）纤维, 丝：
the basket comes lined with natural coco fibres.
用天然椰子纤维做衬里的篮子有售。
1.1
- a substance formed of such threads or filaments纤维物质; 纤维质料; 织物：
ordinary synthetics don't breathe as well as natural fibres
普通的合成织物不如天然织物那样透气
mass noun high strength carbon fibre.高强度的碳纤维。
1.2
- a thread-like structure forming part of the muscular, nervous, connective, or other tissue in the human or animal body（肌肉、神经、结缔组织等的）纤维：
there were degenerative changes in muscle fibres
肌纤维出现了变性变化
figurative 〈喻〉she wanted him with every fibre of her being.
她极其需要他。
1.3
- mass noun figurative strength of character〈喻〉性格（力量）; 素质; 毅力：
a weak person with no moral fibre.
一个缺乏道德素质的弱者。
2
- mass noun dietary material containing substances such as cellulose, lignin, and pectin, that are resistant to the action of digestive enzymes（饮食）纤维素。
派生词
fibred
adjective长纤维羊毛
fibreless
adjective词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'lobe of the liver' (plural) 'entrails'）： via French from Latin fibra 'fibre, filament, entrails'.