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2 j# v. i, V- a) ^) Y3 ^9 N1. 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.
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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$ u) g& X' w# S7 |
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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- m. G& g; u( E) r) R q3. 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. ' m+ S. x/ u+ ?: I
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
% d6 d, J# p& j! ]/ l' h- k 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.: Y; x' v; E' f/ k# G. T, e# Q
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession N- ]8 L4 \+ }) k
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