tissue [ˈtɪʃuː]

n.(人、动植物细胞的)组织;(尤指用作手帕的)纸巾，手巾纸;(用于包装易碎物品的)薄纸，绵纸

1. (人、动植物细胞的)组织，这个时候是不可数名词

muscle/brain/nerve, etc. tissue

肌肉、大脑、神经等组织

Athletes have hardly any fatty tissue

运动员几乎没有什么脂肪组织。

The woman lost about 1.8kg of fatty tissue during the week‘s fast.

那个女人在禁食一星期后减脂约1.8公斤。

Once gangrene has developed the tissue is dead.

一旦出现坏疽，机体组织便已死亡。

As we age we lose muscle tissue.

肌肉组织会随着我们日趋衰老而萎缩。

2. （尤指用作手帕的）纸巾，手巾纸，这个时候是可数名词

a box of tissues

一盒纸巾

The woman scrubbed at her face with a tissue.

那女人用纸巾擦脸。

She wiped her nose with a tissue

她用纸巾擦了擦鼻子。

She arrived weeping, dabbing her eyes with a tissue

她来的时候一边哭着，一边用纸巾抹着眼泪。

Sit your child forward and let the blood drip into a tissue or on to the floor

让你的孩子前倾坐着，让血滴在纸巾上或地板上。

He shook his head and wiped his tears with a tissue.

他摇摇头，用纸巾擦掉眼泪。

Before applying make-up, blot the face with a tissue to remove any excess oils

上妆前，先用面巾纸把脸上多余的油吸干。

3. (用于包装易损物品的)薄纸，绵纸

a tissue of lies 一派谎言，谎话连篇

I don‘t buy his story, the whole story is a tissue of lies.

我不相信他的话，都是一派谎言。

真题在线：

This has wiped 6% off the value of the soft tissue paper market in the UK.

这已经减少了英国卫生用纸市场6%的价值。

四级真题- 2017年 6月 2卷 阅读A

Overall, almost three in five people say they try to limit their usage of paper — including facial tissue and kitchen roll ― to save money.

总体而言，3/5的人表示他们会尽量减少自己的用纸量——包括面巾纸和厨房用纸——为了节省些钱。

四级真题- 2017年 6月 2卷 阅读A

In a challenge for manufacturers, 81% of paper product users said they would consider buying recycled toilet tissue if it were comparable in quality to standard paper.

对制造商的挑战在于，81%的用纸消费者说如果回收厕纸的质量可以和普通纸媲美，他们也会考虑购买。

四级真题- 2017年 6月 2卷 阅读A

Without much tissue to scatter light, it is easier to be see — through.

如果没有太多组织来散射光，它就可以被轻易看穿。