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（用以启动某些机器或用作支付方式的）代币，专用辅币
- a parking token停车专用辅币
(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价值 20 英镑的书券／唱片券／礼物券
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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赠券；礼券
- Collect six tokens for a free T-shirt.收集到六张礼券可以换一件 T 恤衫。
something that is a symbol of a feeling, a fact, an event, etc.（感觉、事实、事件等的）象征，标志，表示，信物 synonym expression, mark
- Please accept this small gift as a token of our gratitude.区区薄礼，以表谢忱，请笑纳。
- We hope you will accept this book as a small token of our appreciation.我们希望你能接受这本书，以表我们的感激之情。
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由于同样的原因；同样地
- The penalty for failure will be high. But, by the same token, the rewards for success will be great.失败就要付出沉重的代价，同样，成功就会获得很大的回报。

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装样子的；装点门面的；敷衍的
- The government has only made a token gesture towards helping the unemployed.政府只不过是做做样子表示了一下对失业者的帮助。
- 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队到那一地区。
- There was one token woman on the committee (= so that people could not complain there were no women on the committee).委员会中有一位装点门面的女性委员。
- When he suggested going into business on their own, she put up only a token resistance.当他建议自己创业时，她只是象征性地表示反对。
(of a small amount of money小额款项) 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.我们对使用这些设施只收取象征性的费用。