something that you do, or a thing that you give someone, that expresses your feelings or intentions, although it might have little practical effect

As a token of our gratitude for all that you have done, we would like you to accept this small gift. 为了表示我们对你们所做的一切的感谢，希望你们接受我们这份小小的礼物。

It doesn't have to be a big present - it's just a token. 礼物不必大——只是为了表示一下。

a piece of paper, a card, or an electronic document with a particular amount of money shown on it that can be exchanged in a shop or online for goods of that value

a £20 record token

He always bought me tokens for a department store for my birthday.

a round metal or plastic disc that can be used instead of money

Metal tokens are used instead of cash in some slot machines in casinos.

First they had to queue up to receive a small plastic token, which they could then exchange for food.

used to describe an action, an amount, etc. that is intended to represent something or to show that you are doing something, even if is very small or has a small effect

The troops in front of us either surrendered or offered only token (= not much) resistance. 我们前面的军队要么投降，要么只作了象征性的抵抗。

The company was bought by the government for a token 1p a share.

used to refer to something that is done to in order to appear to support, help, or represent a particular group of people, but that does not help that group of people in a lasting or important way

The truth is that they appoint no more than a token number of women to managerial jobs. 事实上他们只装装样子，任命了一些女性担任管理工作。

When just one woman is on a company's board she may be dismissed as the token female.

I felt like a token Black person on the committee.