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Definition of telethon in English: telethonnoun ˈtɛlɪθɒnˈtɛləˌθɑn A very long television programme, typically one broadcast to raise money for a charity. （尤指为慈善募捐而播放的）长时间电视广播节目 Example sentencesExamples - This is more like an incredibly long concert as opposed to the traditional telethons of my youth.
- In 1980 the appeal was broadcast for the first time as a telethon.
- Stanley used to work on the telethon every year, often as its announcer and always answering phones.
- In the end, both the concert and the telethon raised more than a million dollars.
- It is not yet known how much money was raised by the telethon but early predictions suggest it could be over £70 million.
- It's part of our culture to have telethons and celebrity appeals and things like that.
- Earlier this month, Johnny was among a galaxy of stars who manned the phones at a televised tsunami telethon to raise money for victims of the Asian disaster..
- In this it is like a legal offshoot of all those charity telethons for children.
- In September, a national telethon will be held to try to raise $5 million to help reconstruct the town.
- They even dominate the new medium of television, serving as annual hosts of a polio telethon.
- Anyway, I think this is a marvelous initiative, so when the telethon to raise the required funds airs, give generously!
- He is now trying to organise a community radio telethon to raise more money.
- Members will remember the telethons we used to have where people would make a donation and challenge other people to do the same.
- That's why I agreed to do the telethon, even though in the long term more than charity is needed.
- But I'm begging people at this point, if you've never sent money in for a telethon, now is the time to do it.
- The telethon was to raise money for the people in need, to give them food where they had none, to put pharmaceuticals on their pharmacy shelves.
Origin1940s (originally US): from tele- 'at a distance' + -thon on the pattern of marathon. Definition of telethon in US English: telethonnounˈteləˌTHänˈtɛləˌθɑn A very long television program, typically one broadcast to raise money for a charity. （尤指为慈善募捐而播放的）长时间电视广播节目 Example sentencesExamples - Earlier this month, Johnny was among a galaxy of stars who manned the phones at a televised tsunami telethon to raise money for victims of the Asian disaster..
- This is more like an incredibly long concert as opposed to the traditional telethons of my youth.
- Members will remember the telethons we used to have where people would make a donation and challenge other people to do the same.
- The telethon was to raise money for the people in need, to give them food where they had none, to put pharmaceuticals on their pharmacy shelves.
- In the end, both the concert and the telethon raised more than a million dollars.
- But I'm begging people at this point, if you've never sent money in for a telethon, now is the time to do it.
- In September, a national telethon will be held to try to raise $5 million to help reconstruct the town.
- It's part of our culture to have telethons and celebrity appeals and things like that.
- He is now trying to organise a community radio telethon to raise more money.
- They even dominate the new medium of television, serving as annual hosts of a polio telethon.
- It is not yet known how much money was raised by the telethon but early predictions suggest it could be over £70 million.
- In this it is like a legal offshoot of all those charity telethons for children.
- That's why I agreed to do the telethon, even though in the long term more than charity is needed.
- In 1980 the appeal was broadcast for the first time as a telethon.
- Stanley used to work on the telethon every year, often as its announcer and always answering phones.
- Anyway, I think this is a marvelous initiative, so when the telethon to raise the required funds airs, give generously!
Origin1940s (originally US): from tele- ‘at a distance’ + -thon on the pattern of marathon. |