| 单词 | token |
| 释义 | token token /; AmE / noun, adjective
■ noun [C]
1 a piece of paper that you can collect when you buy a particular product and then exchange for sth: Collect six tokens and get a free T-shirt.
2 a round piece of metal or plastic used instead of money to operate some machines or as a form of payment: a parking token Insert the token in the machine.
3 (BrE) a piece of paper that you pay for and that sb can exchange for sth in a shop/store: a book/gift token
4 something that is done, given, etc. as a symbol of how strongly sb feels about sth: Please accept this small gift as a token of our gratitude for your hard work.
■ adjective [only before noun]
1 involving very little effort or feeling and intended only as a way of showing other people that you think sb/sth is important, when really you are not sincere: The company made a token effort to improve facilities for staff.
2 done as a symbol: a token one-hour strike (= to show that workers feel strongly about sth) ◆ We make a token (= very small) charge for this service. The struggling company was bought by a local consortium for a token one euro. |
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