The announcement was welcomed as a step in the right direction, but was widely seen as a token gesture...

该公告被认为是向正确方向迈进的一步，因而受到欢迎，但也被普遍看作是一种象征性的姿态。

Miners have staged a two-hour token stoppage to demand better pay and conditions…

矿工们举行了两小时的象征性停工，以要求提高工资和改善工作条件。

…£10 book tokens…

价值 10 英镑的购书券

Here is the fifth token towards our offer. You need six of these tokens.

这是第 5 张礼券，你需要 6 张才能享受我们的特价。

Some of the older telephones still only accept tokens.

一些较老式的电话机仍然只收代币。

He kept sending gifts and assured her that they were merely small tokens of his appreciation…

他不断送她礼物，并向她保证说这些只是为了略表谢意。

As a token of goodwill, I'm going to write another letter.

为了证明我的善意，我打算再写一封信。

If you give up exercise, your muscles shrink and fat increases. By the same token, if you expend more energy you will lose fat.

停止锻炼会使肌肉萎缩、脂肪增加。同样，如果花更多的精力锻炼，就会减掉脂肪。