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1. 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. 1 @4 F8 ?9 |7 Y+ ~& q# ]1 y) U+ P
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.6 [7 s; A( |* R
" \+ x6 v$ m) ]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) - G* Q, [, I" m+ }; J Z
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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- Z: e9 K, `$ R+ S3. 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. s$ K9 y) E- ~- t
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. 0 P3 p6 V+ O4 a- L# y2 Q4 m3 l; `
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.
# M3 h! z5 S- K. L/ ?. RExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession . F6 k+ a* i2 B
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