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* f) ]# l( q1 D- f1. 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. ! J- Z- D- Z0 K( w% t/ y8 ?
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.4 O- _/ M- T" \/ i: l
" [3 e( M& C' R% r3 n2. 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) 2 k' |" M4 y/ s+ n: a
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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& i* c5 s9 r; c% j3 Z& z3. 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. * f& S. b$ A, r. X: ~. o- g
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
+ a% C6 ?: U/ j+ {+ v7 N 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.
& v9 A+ N+ P8 a; I( K0 C# AExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession 2 t+ G/ L6 p+ X4 o5 f
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