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ADJ
象征性的;裝點門面的
You use token to describe things or actions which are small or unimportant but are meant to show particular intentions or feelings which may not be sincere.
例句
The announcement was welcomed as a step in the right direction, but was widely seen as a token gesture...
該公告被認為是向正確方向邁進的一步，因而受到歡迎，但也被普遍看作是一種象征性的姿態。
Miners have staged a two-hour token stoppage to demand better pay and conditions…
礦工們舉行了兩小時的象征性停工，以要求提高工資和改善工作條件。
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N-COUNT
禮券;代金券;購物卡
A token is a piece of paper or card that can be exchanged for goods, either in a particular shop or as part of a special offer.
例句
…￡10 book tokens…
價值 10 英鎊的購書券
Here is the fifth token towards our offer. You need six of these tokens.
這是第 5 張禮券，你需要 6 張才能享受我們的特價。
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代幣;專用輔幣
A token is a round flat piece of metal or plastic that is sometimes used instead of money.
例句
Some of the older telephones still only accept tokens.
一些較老式的電話機仍然只收代幣。
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N-COUNT
(情感的)表示，證明
If you give something to a person or do something for them as a token of your feelings, you give it or do it as a way of expressing those feelings.
例句
He kept sending gifts and assured her that they were merely small tokens of his appreciation…
他不斷送她禮物，并向她保證說這些只是為了略表謝意。
As a token of goodwill, I'm going to write another letter.
為了證明我的善意，我打算再寫一封信。
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PHRASE
同樣地;由于同樣的原因
You use by the same token to introduce a statement that you think is true for the same reasons that were given for a previous statement.
例句
If you give up exercise, your muscles shrink and fat increases. By the same token, if you expend more energy you will lose fat.
停止鍛煉會使肌肉萎縮、脂肪增加。同樣，如果花更多的精力鍛煉，就會減掉脂肪。