token gesture

象征性的表示

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a small action done as a symbol of something larger, like respect or apology

作为更大事物(如尊重或道歉)的象征而做的小动作

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token gesture = 象征性的表示 (作为更大事物(如尊重或道歉)的象征而做的小动作)

  • It was a token gesture of their good intentions.那只是他们善意的一个象征性的举动
  • The CEO’s apology felt like a token gesture after months of silence.数月的沉默之后,这位CEO的道歉让人感觉不过是一个象征性的举动
  • Donating one laptop to the school was dismissed as a token gesture rather than real support.向学校捐赠一台笔记本电脑被认为只是一个象征性的举动,而非真正的支持。
  • Was the scholarship merely a token gesture, or did it lead to lasting change?这项奖学金只是一个象征性的举动,还是确实带来了持久的改变?
  • We need substantive reform, not just a token gesture before the election.我们需要实质性的改革,而不只是选举前的象征性的举动
  • The committee made a token gesture by waiving the fee for a single day.委员会通过免除一天的费用,做了一个象征性的举动
  • Her flowers were a token gesture to acknowledge the team’s hard work.她送花只是一个象征性的举动,用来致谢团队的辛勤工作。
  • The new policy was criticized as a token gesture that failed to address the root problem.这项新政策被批评为一个象征性的举动,未能解决根本问题。
  • If this is only a token gesture, the community will not be satisfied.如果这只是一个象征性的举动,社区是不会满意的。
  • What looked like a token gesture at first eventually sparked broader change.起初看似一个象征性的举动,最终却引发了更广泛的变化。