token /ˈtəukən/ I. n. [c] 1.代价券,礼券:token money 钱票,代用货币;临时辅币 2.筹码:milk token 牛奶购物券;a gift token 购物礼券 3.信物,纪念品:receive many birthday tokens 收到许多生日纪念品;give a ring as a token 给一只戒指作为信物 by the same token 由于同样原因,同样地:By the same token, we’d like to thank your wife. 出于同样原因,我们该谢谢你妻子。‖II. adj. 象征性的:token payment 象征性付款