come or bring closer together in a line or lines 使靠近

The officer told the men to close up their ranks. 军官要士兵们把队伍靠拢些。

welfare n.[u] the state of being well or doing well; health, happiness and well being 福利;幸福

economic welfare 经济福利

It concerns his welfare. 这关系到他的幸福。

striking adj. very unusual and interesting 吸引人 的;起眼的

She wore a striking dress. 她穿了一件惹眼的连衣裙。

clerk n. someone who works in an office, keeping records writing letters, etc. 职员;

书记员;办事员;店员

Our clerk types all our business letters. 我们的文书替我们打所有业务信件。

have an eye for v. 有眼力;很能鉴赏

composer n. someone who makes up songs and music 作曲者;作曲家

Mozart was a famous composer. 莫扎特是个著名的作曲家。

novelist n. someone who writes novels 小说家

Charles Dickens was a famous novelist. 查尔斯o狄更斯是一位著名的小说家。

firm n. a business owned by a group of person 商行;公司

He is representative of a big firm. 他是某大公司的代理人。

as follows as will be stated next 如下

The results are as follows... 结果如下…

shadow n. area of shade where the sunlight cannot fall because someone or something is standing in the way 影子

Shadows get longer as the sun sets. 太阳落山时，影子越来越长。

n. darkness 阴影

The north side of the mountain was in shadow. 山北处在背阴之中。

idol n. an image used as an object of worship 偶像

The football player is the idol of many young people.