1. a long television program usually to solicit funds especially for a charity
2. a long television program that tries to raise money for a charity by asking people to call during the program and make a donation
telethon 例句
英汉例句
the telethon has already raised $57 million for haitian relief.
这次电视节目已经为海地募集了5700万美元的捐款。
a few days before the event, the archbishop of paris unleashed a missile: the telethon is fine, he said, except when it raises money for the destruction of human embryos (ie, for stem-cell research).
hollywood actor george clooney is to present a telethon to raise money for the sufferers of the haiti earthquake.
好莱坞演员乔治·克鲁尼将要出演一部连续剧以为海地地震灾民筹集善款。
dr. wendy hazel oddy of the telethon institute for child health research in perth and colleagues looked at 1, 803 children and their mothers participating in a large pregnancy study.
within days, many top musicians, actors, and tv personalities joined forces to participate in a tribute to heroes celebrity telethon for the united way.