Word · Frequency #2784
tissue
组织
a group of similar cells that form a part of an organism
- 1.
Thin, woven, gauzelike fabric.
薄而编织如纱的织物。
- 2.
A fine transparent silk material, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures.
用于面纱等的精细透明丝绸材料；特指织入金线或银线,或压印图案的布料。
- 3.
A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.
一张吸水纸,尤指用作纸巾、卫生纸或手帕的纸。
- 4.
Absorbent paper as material.
作为材料的吸水纸。
- 5.
A group of cells (along with their extracellular matrix if any) that are similar in origin and function together to perform a specific job.
一组起源相似并协同执行特定功能的细胞(及其细胞外基质,如有)。
- 6.
Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected series.
网络；结构；复杂的构造；连贯的系列。
薄纸；棉纸；薄而编织如纱的织物。；用于面纱等的精细透明丝绸材料；特指织入金线或银线,或压印图案的布料。；一张吸水纸,尤指用作纸巾、卫生纸或手帕的纸。；作为材料的吸水纸。
In use
Could you pass me a tissue? I need to blow my nose.
I always keep a packet of tissues in my jacket pocket.
She tore a tissue in half to clean her glasses.
countable noun (a tissue)
表示一张纸巾时，tissue为可数名词。
I need a tissue to wipe my nose.
我需要一张纸巾擦鼻子。
uncountable noun (tissue)
表示生物组织时，通常为不可数名词。
The body is made up of many types of tissue.
身体由多种组织构成。
Common mistakes
I need some tissue to blow my nose.I need a tissue to blow my nose.
tissue 作为‘纸巾’是可数名词，表示一张纸巾时要用 a tissue，不能用不可数的 some tissue。
Connections
Collocations
- muscle tissue
- 肌肉组织
- The doctor examined the muscle tissue under a microscope.医生在显微镜下检查了肌肉组织。
- connective tissue
- 结缔组织
- Ligaments are made of strong connective tissue.韧带由强韧的结缔组织构成。
- tissue damage
- 组织损伤
- Severe burns can cause permanent tissue damage.严重烧伤可能导致永久性组织损伤。
- tissue paper
- 薄纸；棉纸
- She wrapped the gift in white tissue paper.她用白色薄纸包装了礼物。
- facial tissue
- 面巾纸
- He grabbed a facial tissue to blow his nose.他拿了一张面巾纸擤鼻子。
- toilet tissue
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：tissue指身体‘组织’和擦鼻‘薄纸’，联想‘体纸’同词。
Context & Register
register: mixed; contexts: biology, medicine, daily life (tissue paper); note_zh: 该词在生物学中指组织（正式），在日常中指纸巾（中性偏正式）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Tissue shares the '-ssue' spelling with 'issue', but the pronunciations differ: tissue /'tiʃu:/ vs issue /'ɪʃu:/. No common English word rhymes exactly with tissue.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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