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* {1 g6 Q, d1 G4 L: B1. aspiring/əˈspaɪər/ If you use aspiring to describe someone who is starting a particular career, you mean that they are trying to become successful in it. + J. R. C# C( P7 {- R
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.
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2. microcosm/ˈmaɪ krəˌkɒz əm/A microcosm is a small society, place, or activity which has all the typical features of a much larger one and so seems like a smaller version of it. (FORMAL)
9 t3 p) n% h. }! y) w$ }4 ?1 hExample: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...- K$ c/ l6 u* c s3 r
3 e1 z0 `! H+ c8 q1 g# t3. preoccupation/priˌɒk yəˈpeɪ ʃən, ˌpri ɒk-/I. N-Count If you have a preoccupation with something or someone, you keep thinking about them because they are important to you. $ ?+ K; ~0 l/ Q% |- O% g+ J( s" f6 g
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
L& @1 K/ l4 u3 ^, D- S II. N-Uncount Preoccupation is a state of mind in which you think about something so much that you do not consider other things to be important.
$ g4 M) a; w# EExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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