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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. ( `1 K' T6 _! n/ h! B- w
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.
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, c3 E1 U( Q, {: T2. 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) 8 |2 g$ y2 i( ]5 ~) Y
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...2 I& z0 G8 R* y$ ?2 T' e. h
: G4 G8 f! v5 W n3. 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.
; K1 s/ V1 w* D! k# |Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
" t1 V& D* \! A- E; 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.8 t) N% e0 c2 I( F' y7 l9 I
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession - T R; ?/ P8 w5 E- v- l
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