C 手帕，纸巾 a piece of cloth or thin soft paper for drying the nose, eyes, etc.

　handkerchief　的基本意思是“手帕，纸巾”，其复数形式有两种：handkerchiefs或handkerchieves.

　put a ～ over one's mouth　用手帕捂着嘴
　wave a ～　挥手帕
　bury one's face in one's ～　用手帕掩住脸
　dry one's tears on a ～　用手帕擦干眼泪
　picture on a ～　手帕上的图案
　blow one's nose with a ～　用手帕擤鼻涕

　As I brought the handkerchief out of my pocket, several other objects fell out with it.　当我从口袋中掏出手帕时，其他几样东西随之掉了出来。
　Please fetch me a clean handkerchief from my bedroom.　请到我的卧室拿一块干净纸巾来。
　Diving into her bag, she found a handkerchief just in time.　她迅速地在她的提包里翻了一下，正好找到了一块手帕。
　Before sweeping the house she bound up her hair in a large handkerchief.　打扫房屋之前，她用一条大手帕把头发包起来。
　She likes to use white handkerchief.　她喜欢用白手帕。
　She perfumes her handkerchief.　她常在手巾上洒香水。
　She steeped her handkerchief in tears.　她的泪水湿透了她的手绢。
　It seemed that his handkerchief was scented.　他的手帕上好像洒过香水。
　Snatching his handkerchief out of his pocket, he mopped his perspiring face.　他从口袋里掏出手绢，擦掉脸上的汗。
　You've dropped your handkerchief.　你的手帕掉在地上了。
　He buried his face in his handkerchief.　他用手帕捂住了脸。

　［同义词］ hanky, wipe