1·The latest bout of violence has claimed twenty four lives.
最近的一次暴力事件造成了24人死亡。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·The twenty four solar terms have a history of thousands of years in China.
二十四节气在中国已有几千年的历史。
3·Twenty four student helpers from Grade 8 were divided into four groups of six.
二十四名八年级的学生助手被分成四组,每组六人。
4·Give yourself twenty four hours before making the purchase.
在做出购买决定之前给你自己24小时。
5·Whales take twenty-four hours to copulate.
鲸用二十四小时来交配。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
6·In the meantime, he began to feel hungry, for it was twenty-four hours since he had eaten.
与此同时,他觉得饿了,因为他已经二十四小时没有吃东西了。
7·They have extended the deadline by twenty-four hours.
他们已经将最后期限延长了24小时。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
8·The majority of small businesses fail within the first twenty-four months.
大多数小企业在最初的两年内倒闭。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
9·The Egyptians probably measured their day in twenty-four hours of unequal length.
埃及人很可能用不同长度的24小时来计量他们的一天。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
10·The overwhelming majority of small businesses go broke within the first twenty-four months.
绝大多数的小公司在最初的24个月里破产。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》