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['təuk(ə)n] 1. сущ.1)а) знак, символAs a token of goodwill, I'm going to write another letter. — В качестве знака расположения я собираюсь написать ещё одно письмо.
After due suffering, the hero was rewarded with a marriage or some token of divine favour. — После полагающихся испытаний герой вознаграждался браком или неким знаком божественной благосклонности.
Syn:б) (характерный) признак, приметаan unmistakable token of the author's skill and wit — несомненный признак мастерства и остроумия автора
2) памятный подарок, напоминаниеYou will honour me beyond measure if you accept so small a token from one who is your humble servant. — Вы окажете мне безмерную честь, если примете столь незначительный памятный подарок от вашего покорного слуги.
Syn:3) = gift token4) (= token coin) жетон (металлический или пластмассовый; используется для оплаты в автоматах вместо денег)Some of the older telephones still only accept tokens. — Некоторые старые телефоны-автоматы до сих пор принимают только жетоны.
5) лингв. реализация, репрезентация ( языкового явления в речи)Tokens of this vowel varied on dimensions of height, rounding and length. — Реализации этой гласной фонемы различались по параметрам высоты, лабиализации и долготы.
A sufficient quantity of tokens of a given type of construction will ever appear in a piece of spontaneous discourse. — Достаточное количество репрезентаций конструкции данного вида никогда не появляется в отрезке спонтанной речи.
••- by the same token
- by this token
- more by token 2. прил.символический, формальный3. гл.; книжн.; редк.Miners have staged a two-hour token stoppage to demand better pay and conditions. — Шахтёры устроили двухчасовую символическую забастовку, чтобы потребовать повышения заработной платы и улучшения условий труда.
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