fibre
(US fiber), / ˈfaɪbə(r); `faɪbɚ/ n
1 [C] any of the slender threads of which many animal and plant tissues are formed （动植物的）纤维
a cotton, wood, nerve, muscle fibre 棉、 木、 神经、 肌肉的纤维.
2 [U] material or substance formed from a mass of fibres 纤维质
cotton fibre for spinning 用以纺纱的棉纤维
The muscle fibre of this animal is diseased. 这个动物的肌肉纤维产生了病变.
Eating cereals and fruit will give you plenty of fibre in your diet. 吃谷类食物和水果能多摄取纤维素.
3 [U]
(a) texture or structure 质地; 结构
material of coarse fibre 粗糙的材料.
(b) (fig 比喻) person's character 品格; 性情
a woman of strong moral fibre 道德观念强的女子.