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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. 9 P3 H# z9 @0 a
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.- s3 G. q* E# {1 S! ^: j& H
; f% b. F# q' ?" f" x2. 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)
" G/ P X7 D9 Q! b0 B, m4 qExample: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...; j- B& Y$ m7 @
7 R2 G9 P; z( l* s7 v2 @. X% C3. 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. : |4 S" a2 y$ n) M* e
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything.
" j( x, y# H" T4 i 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.2 \2 N2 }% j" X n
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession $ t$ K7 ~' N ?9 F$ X% R
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