coir
coir — 名詞
1. the rough, stringy material taken from the outer shell of a coconut, used to mak
椰殼纖維
椰子殼外層粗硬纖維
the rough, stringy material taken from the outer shell of a coconut, used to make ropes, doormats, and brushes, or mixed into soil to help plants grow.
Padma scrubbed the muddy boots clean on a thick coir doormat by the front door.
Padma 在前門旁的厚椰殼纖維踏墊上把沾滿泥巴的靴子刷乾淨。
common collocation: coir doormat
The gardener mixed coir into the dry soil before planting the young tomato seedlings.
園丁在種下番茄幼苗之前，先把椰殼纖維拌進乾燥的土裡。
typical use: coir in compost / soil
Workers at the village factory twist coir into long, strong ropes for fishing boats.
村裡工廠的工人把椰殼纖維搓成又長又堅韌的繩索，供漁船使用。
Léa bought a soft brown rug made from woven coir for her small balcony.
Léa 為她小小的陽台買了一張用椰殼纖維編成的柔軟棕色地毯。
Coir is cheaper than peat and holds water well, so many growers now prefer it.
椰殼纖維比泥炭便宜，又能留住水分，所以現在許多種植者都偏好使用。
- coconut fibre
plain descriptive term; more transparent than 'coir' for general readers.
- coco fibre
common in gardening shops, especially on product labels.
文法句型
uncountable noun
用法筆記
Almost always uncountable; do not say 'a coir' or 'coirs'. Subject is rarely a person — typically the material itself, or it appears in compounds (coir doormat, coir rope, coir matting).