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, y3 C/ R4 t5 K- n* I1. 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. + ?) b* B% A$ b+ ~- `+ P7 Z
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.& E, F; G6 V0 y/ A. q& @2 }, D
* d2 L% O. X0 ?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) . E% j/ x3 f: ?# ?
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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9 l& G; Z/ _5 ?/ u3. 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.
0 X1 _1 _( l9 k3 G# G) [Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
& H+ ~6 [% ~' ]1 b# 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.
' x% ~8 G: e4 a; tExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession ; d( c! }% G" Y# P5 W5 u' u6 G3 v
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