◙ [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. 做出来的篮子有天然椰子纤维做衬里。 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. 普通的合成材料不像天然织物那样透气。 »[mass noun] high strength carbon fibre. 高强度的碳纤维。 a thread-like structure forming part of the muscular, nervous, connective, or other tissue in the human or animal body • （肌肉、神经、关节等组织的）纤维 »there were degenerative changes in muscle fibres. 肌肉纤维有退变。 »she wanted him with every fibre of her being. 她全身心地想要他。 [mass noun] (figurative)strength of character • [喻] 人格力量，道义力量，精神力量 »a weak person with no moral fibre. 一个意志薄弱、毫无道义的人。 2. [mass noun] dietary material containing substances such as cellulose, lignin, and pectin, that are resistant to the action of digestive enzymes • 含纤维食物