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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.
: l' W% b, d3 H* n1 K, `/ y2 m% T, |Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.* C& z2 Y! b* X6 ^3 w, L
9 x; v. G2 M5 `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) 1 y* o% n2 P- e! g2 g5 M, ?
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. # a' e2 h7 o9 q
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
# E7 C7 A3 K7 R2 } 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 E1 e+ ~+ L/ \7 k1 MExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession . l9 X8 C: K. J* [. x# R+ {+ t) I
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