televangelist
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tel·e·van·ge·list /ˌtelɪˈvændʒəlɪst/ noun [countable] someone who appears regularly on television to try to persuade people to become Christians, and often also asks people to give them money 电视福音布道者〔定期在电视上宣传基督教并劝人捐款的人〕 —televangelism noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
televangelist• At that time the statistics were spectacular, even for a Pentecostal televangelist.Origin televangelist (1900-2000) television + evangelisttel·e·van·ge·list nounChineseSyllable
who try regularly television on appears to Corpus someone
televangelist
tel‧e‧van‧ge‧list /ˌtelɪˈvændʒələst, ˌtelɪˈvændʒəlɪst/
noun [countable]
—televangelism noun [uncountable]
tel‧e‧van‧ge‧list /ˌtelɪˈvændʒələst, ˌtelɪˈvændʒəlɪst/
noun [countable] Date: 1900-2000
Origin: television + evangelist
someone who appears regularly on television to try to persuade people to become Christians, and often also asks people to give them moneyOrigin: television + evangelist
—televangelism noun [uncountable]
Verbs 动词
In ,BrE to phone ,to ring andto call are the usual ways of sayingto telephone . In the most common word isNAmE call , butphone is also used. Speakers of do not sayNAmE ring .Telephone is very formal and is used mainly in .BrE 在英式英语中,phone、ring 和 call 为表示打电话的惯常用语。在美式英语中,call 最常用,但也用 phone。说美式英语的人不用 ring。telephone 非常正式,主要用于英式英语。
Nouns 名词
You can use call orphone call (more formal) in both andBrE .NAmE 在英式英语和美式英语中,用 call 或 phone call(较正式)均可 :◆ Were there any phone calls for me? 有我的电话吗? ◆ How do I make a local call? 本地电话怎么打? The idiom give sb a call is also common.习语 give sb a call 亦常用 :◆ I'll give you a call tonight. 我今晚会给你打电话。 In informal you could also sayBrE 非正式英式英语中亦可说 :◆ I'll give you a ring tonight. 我今晚会给你打电话。