- [countable]
a piece of soft paper, used especially as a handkerchief （尤指用作手帕的）纸巾，手巾纸 a box of tissues 一盒纸巾 He wiped his nose on a tissue. 他用纸巾擦了鼻子。 She grabbed a wad of tissues from the box and soaked up the spilt wine. 她从盒子里抽出一沓纸巾把溅出的酒吸乾。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- paper
- toilet
- box
- pack
- package
- …
- use
- take
- on a/the tissue
- with a/the tissue
- [uncountable] (also tissues [plural])
a collection of cells that form the different parts of humans, animals and plants （人、动植物细胞的）组织 muscle/brain/lung tissue 肌肉/大脑/肺组织 scar tissue 瘢痕组织
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodyc1, Biologyc1Dyes were extracted by boiling the plant tissue. 用煮的方法从植物组织中提取染料。 She treats skin and soft tissue injuries in casualty. 她在急诊室处理皮肤和软组织伤。 Vitamin C helps maintain healthy connective tissue. 维生素 C 有助于维持健康的结缔组织。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- living
- healthy
- normal
- …
- damage
- remove
- (also tissue paper)[uncountable]
very thin paper used for wrapping and packing things that break easily （用于包装易碎物品的）薄纸，绵纸
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French tissu ‘woven’, past participle of tistre, from Latin texere ‘to weave’. The word originally denoted a rich material, often interwoven with gold or silver threads, later (mid 16th cent.) any woven fabric, hence the sense of ‘intricacy’.
Idioms
a tissue of lies
- (literary)
a story, an excuse, etc. that is full of lies 一派谎言