The soldiers advanced in close formation.

士兵排着密集的队形前进。

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The soldiers advanced in close formation .

士兵排成密集队形前进。

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Heavily armed foot soldier of ancient Greece whose function was to fight in close formation.

古代希腊披挂重型甲胄的步兵，以密集队形进行战斗。

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To complete the formation, KBH needed to close above resistance at line c, and this occurred on October 11.

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This is a potentially negative formation but it would take a weekly close below 12, 815 to turn the chart negative.

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His third-minute cross should have given Wales the lead, but Jermaine Easter - a surprise choice up front ahead of Sam Vokes in a 4-4-2 formation - missed a great opportunity from close range.

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