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6 F- \8 f& J, N# R1. 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. 3 o$ n7 Q n3 g1 I$ i
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.% k: ^2 q- a1 L; m( x+ \9 E* |; E: F- A
+ |& {# U! A; E$ K2. 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) 8 i1 w- D2 p8 z& m6 \) }
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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1 q% F8 K* p* n' K3. 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.
' J& R6 `/ [; ~Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. 8 O2 k( z3 p! Q" }3 F
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.
2 ]2 G U, R4 x6 ^9 g" p3 ~Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession " N+ p& |/ n9 X7 n; h( e8 {
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