单词 | token |
释义 | noun | adjective tokentoken1 /ˈtoʊkən/ ●○○ noun [countable] 1a round piece of metal or plastic that you use instead of money in some machines: a subway token (=a token used to pay to ride the subway)2formal something that represents a feeling, fact, event, etc.: a token of somebody’s gratitude/respect/appreciation etc. Please accept this gift as a small token of our appreciation. → see also by the same token at same1 (5) noun | adjective tokentoken2 ●○○ adjective [only before noun] 1a token action, change, etc. is small and not very important, and is usually only done so that someone can pretend to be taking important action: He faces only token opposition. The aid they’re offering is just a token gesture.2a token black/woman/minority etc. someone who is included in a group to make people believe that the group is trying to be fair and include all types of people, when this is not really true3done as a first sign that an agreement, promise, etc. will be kept and that more will be done later: A token payment will keep the bank happy. |
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