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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。
组织
tissues — plural of tissue
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
组织
a group of similar cells that form a part of an organism
I need a tissue to wipe my nose.
我需要一张纸巾擦鼻子。
薄而编织如纱的织物。
Thin, woven, gauzelike fabric.
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。
A fine transparent silk material, used for veils, etc.; specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver threads, or embossed with figures.
一张吸水纸,尤指用作纸巾、卫生纸或手帕的纸。
A sheet of absorbent paper, especially one that is made to be used as tissue paper, toilet paper or a handkerchief.
作为材料的吸水纸。
Absorbent paper as material.
Could you pass me a tissue? I need to blow my nose.
你能递给我一张纸巾吗？我需要擤鼻子。
I always keep a packet of tissues in my jacket pocket.
我总是在夹克口袋里放一包纸巾。
She tore a tissue in half to clean her glasses.
她把一张纸巾撕成两半来擦眼镜。
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。
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。
Not this
I need some tissue to blow my nose.
Use this
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。
Not this
The tissue of this fabric is soft.
Use this
The texture of this fabric is soft.
tissue 意为‘组织’或‘薄纸’，不能用于描述布料的质地；应使用 texture 表示‘质地/手感’。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
结缔组织
Ligaments are made of strong connective tissue.
韧带由强韧的结缔组织构成。
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。
薄纸；棉纸
She wrapped the gift in white tissue paper.
她用白色薄纸包装了礼物。
面巾纸
He grabbed a facial tissue to blow his nose.
他拿了一张面巾纸擤鼻子。
卫生纸
We're running low on toilet tissue.
我们的卫生纸快用完了。
谎言连篇
The entire story was a tissue of lies.
整个故事都是谎言连篇。
Use tissues naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆：tissue指身体‘组织’和擦鼻‘薄纸’，联想‘体纸’同词。
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）。
Tissue shares the '-ssue' spelling with 'issue', but the pronunciations differ: tissue /'tiʃu:/ vs issue /'ɪʃu:/. No common English word rhymes exactly with tissue.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.