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/ t# p# a R3 b: I/ z1 M1 B# C! M, i1. 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 l4 V* v" s$ N% r5 l e4 @ m
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.; J( i) G+ N! T
' M; c7 a& a1 s4 [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)
5 _. x e/ Z7 J0 h XExample: 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.
3 i& w9 G' k2 wExample: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. " m) i" U1 @9 }* L' F2 |
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.4 \) A) Y3 J8 g, {5 h6 H
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession 1 E5 s9 P- P+ [! S: u
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