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# t0 ?: z7 F- ~0 u* ^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.
# P6 W/ x- ]* Q' t* bExample: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters." G6 o4 P/ Q; {
1 L+ t, K+ B. N0 E- h2. 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)
9 A$ V7 d, n4 ?; l) RExample: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...7 F4 I# i8 ~6 r
3 E n* @3 D8 L) l* x% |7 h' L% G8 a0 p3. 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. . w8 w! c: i' V+ N3 [6 ^
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
3 a. Z: d f" l. R: I( y4 N3 O 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 _3 V9 A1 Q$ v9 j5 Y3 m) U! [3 L
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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