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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.
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) b+ w+ H0 h# N; }5 P0 H; N2. 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) 4 Q( K# T' t# Z0 f
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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7 \. T4 E4 B' b- c3 n2 A3. 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. 4 H. |2 A4 Z/ z V h( p/ |
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
0 L- E, `* Y' K 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., k# t. T0 [! z% g
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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