token

noun

/ˈtəʊkən/

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a round piece of metal or plastic used instead of money to operate some machines or as a form of payment（用以啓動某些機器或用作支付方式的）代幣，專用輔幣
- a parking token停車專用輔幣
(British English) a piece of paper that you pay for and that somebody can exchange for something in a shop代金券
- a £20 book/record/gift token價值 20 英鎊的書券／唱片券／禮物券
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- small
- love
- book
- …
preposition
- as a token of
- in token of
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a piece of paper that you can collect when you buy a particular product and then exchange for something贈券；禮券
- Collect six tokens for a free T-shirt.收集到六張禮券可以換一件 T 恤衫。
something that is a symbol of a feeling, a fact, an event, etc.（感覺、事實、事件等的）象征，標志，表示，信物 synonym expression, mark
- Please accept this small gift as a token of our gratitude.區區薄禮，以表謝忱，請笑納。
- We hope you will accept this book as a small token of our appreciation.我們希望你能接受這本書，以表我們的感激之情。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- small
- love
- book
- …
preposition
- as a token of
- in token of
See full entry

Word OriginOld English tāc(e)n, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch teken and German Zeichen, also to teach.

Idioms

by the same token

for the same reasons由於同樣的原因；同樣地
- The penalty for failure will be high. But, by the same token, the rewards for success will be great.失敗就要付出沉重的代價，同樣，成功就會獲得很大的回報。

adjective

/ˈtəʊkən/

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involving very little effort or feeling and intended only as a way of showing other people that you think somebody/something is important, when really you are not sincere裝樣子的；裝點門面的；敷衍的
- The government has only made a token gesture towards helping the unemployed.政府只不過是做做樣子表示了一下對失業者的幫助。
- The government agreed to send a small token force to the area.政府同意派遣一小支象征性的部隊到那一地區。
- There was one token woman on the committee (= so that people could not complain there were no women on the committee).委員會中有一位裝點門面的女性委員。
- When he suggested going into business on their own, she put up only a token resistance.當他建議自己創業時，她只是象征性地表示反對。
(of a small amount of money小額款項) that you pay or charge somebody only as a symbol, because a payment is expected象征性支付（或收取）的 synonym nominal
- We charge only a token fee for use of the facilities.我們對使用這些設施只收取象征性的費用。