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5 M9 }# C9 T7 d% F, |( \8 S/ h1. 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.
/ t' I6 z0 Q5 T3 K9 y, m9 c5 n5 gExample: 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) 1 Q* q! m: n, \' }" @' n. G$ _
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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3. 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. 9 ~7 `6 U5 b) C% |
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
+ b, x8 a0 s" E$ H 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.
( N" N3 K% j) ^5 k* _- oExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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