fibre

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

fibre UK , US fiber UK [ˈfaɪ.bə r ] US [-bɚ] noun [ fibres ]
 
THREAD

1. <A > countable any of the thread-like parts which form plant or artificial material and which can be made into cloth
• The fibres are woven into fabric.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑General words for textiles
2. <A > countable or uncountable threads when they are in a mass that can be used for making products such as cloth and rope
• Natural fibres such as cotton tend to be cooler.
• artificial/man-made/natural fibre
Thesaurus⁺: ↑General words for textiles
3. countable or uncountable one of various thread-like structures in the body, such as those found in muscle
• muscle fibre(s)
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Substances and structures in the body
 
• Glass fibre is often used as roof insulation.
• They refuse to buy clothes made of artificial or synthetic fibres.
 
FOOD

4. <A > uncountable a substance in foods such as fruit, vegetables and brown bread, which travels through the body as waste and helps the contents of the bowels to pass through the body easily
• You should eat more dietary fibre to reduce the risk of bowel cancer.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Food - general words
 
• If you ate more fibre you wouldn't get constipated.
• You should eat more food that contains a lot of fibre, e.g. fruit, vegetables and bread.
 
CHARACTER
5. uncountable strength of character
• He lacked the moral fibre to be leader.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Strength of will and determination
Idiom: with every fibre of your being

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  fiber, vulcanized fiber, character