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' B$ b& H( \+ X* g* E1. 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. + i6 L9 ?+ i$ t( P
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.
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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)
" o! b: z% k A* o) _Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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/ m/ ~5 k2 s, m9 R7 t% y! F3. 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.
6 |& u! c. d% p- R- h o* ~Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. 0 S5 Q7 [5 ]! ?* x
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.7 K5 ]# d' E/ T
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession ; J u$ G, H. m1 [5 Q2 O1 B
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