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6 d: {7 a( E: z u& I7 s0 ]5 \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. w! ^1 }: ]+ L8 R/ c2 m$ L
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.4 k( Y/ m t2 x6 @0 t' |
% F, r5 | v9 i. S9 n, E$ W3 ^1 D8 T2. 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) ) B k% r0 W) C' M1 Z8 R
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. . N( s. V8 p; {8 P& M
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
/ H- }5 W6 d6 m# a 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.! }0 n. x. Q+ W% q. t5 \, D5 x- ~" K X
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession ; Y# x; D9 i6 B* z& M
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