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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. + N* T8 |3 @4 A8 @
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.' C- `" p2 w7 [$ ]/ x
0 U" d) u+ \7 @7 C9 o; u; ~# E2. 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) u, L- ?. t% [2 q' j! @3 M/ z
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s.... h1 o5 {4 l- t3 h; |
! x8 S/ N" Q( ?( Q4 }$ W: D3. 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. - S4 Y$ q. Y$ ?( M( o2 a1 \
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. 0 E! U ]* l2 R, K v) |
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.. w% |! f. d2 J9 U$ N' c
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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