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. q0 `* Q3 `6 }5 [: C1. 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. 9 a+ t, R- ?3 O: O5 [
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.
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/ {) f( B9 p6 @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) & U/ O2 d- x7 d" ]* c2 N: x
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...$ S6 i6 R- O5 X" S; N, h
# C8 S4 s, }) C+ ^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.
. J0 X' J( I6 d; u: ?, lExample: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. / r! x% _& u1 U1 P/ z8 m
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.
* D% P* e* y: pExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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