本帖最后由 JoyceAccSG 于 2013-1-1 20:01 编辑
; O2 H6 u: K) @( T5 X" i6 [9 y1 S! i+ L9 t1 U D
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.
* ~4 U9 f- r' cExample: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.0 ]" B1 d2 X) e8 b, c3 I, X6 D
% r, @$ e' ^. c
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)
! f2 X( B8 i' |3 JExample: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
! c( s1 j6 `( |# k# e% P0 ?2 F
+ v) e C, R! M3. 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. 7 ~. K! k, A! Q# H( F+ H# D
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
* ?0 @3 h# {: s8 W+ S 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.3 G" R% \ [5 q s( r$ E9 H
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession - E3 L; D9 W/ D$ V7 g
0 [. o; V" r1 W/ D |