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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. $ f, B' j+ ~) ]& s& @4 N0 [* _
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters." Q5 M8 I* d$ R; J' q
8 W. g( S( D* v5 w& ]9 g9 R4 M' v2. 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)
5 W1 V+ B1 n# k& d& u% J4 U5 _1 EExample: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s.../ \" L) v. u. E$ V) M# M) J3 _
8 |1 ~: c1 w+ 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. # @0 s+ n7 v' D9 @ Q9 i/ K
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. - q6 E& Z5 a. C5 a" ]) ]! V
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.
3 N7 T+ i* x4 m* l6 O+ w4 o: wExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession , ]4 F4 } b8 O" h$ R2 s- J# b! t
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