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, {, H; ^1 K7 F5 J& g& N# W1. 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.
2 B6 r4 A' b7 kExample: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.2 b" }( w! N% s# X$ m! a
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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) ) b$ ]* }9 n/ Z: }: x. P* j
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...' e+ L/ j8 }, o+ a& I
) R& E2 m% B( h* C4 W1 e3. 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. 3 [: b7 H% F7 m( e$ }
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. ) w$ V" B+ w2 e0 w* z. n! u
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.$ z0 S6 S. u8 K K! j& u1 Q- K
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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