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; J9 b( P. X/ @' k6 c/ N+ ]/ |/ d1. 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. ( c& A& H7 c6 Y. X ~" a2 @' m, J
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.7 n7 v u2 J1 M2 V1 M
+ m+ ]! P; G) J8 ]+ \0 L2. 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) % c. n, q2 J+ ?( ?+ m p6 e
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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# @9 r9 G" d6 O; S: S3. 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.
( X3 T2 t) U2 C0 Z7 j. sExample: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
; i1 Q+ Y( z* H! i6 T: m 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.1 S; T9 ^ E8 V3 c0 g: r
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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