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* _3 O2 |- v0 ?8 \$ K# m1. 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. . m" P+ T& q1 g, y& G
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.7 B' V" S) R4 R1 @7 \4 x
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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)
& E% L* Z+ \0 u4 [: j* j- sExample: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
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& } C. \9 ^8 S) _& F1 m. z: m3. 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 V- L; h5 i' w7 C: e: A! ^, |
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. ; T/ P$ Q# Y, P& L9 M1 ^4 i! u
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 O" {& B' t, K. r4 v6 T, v9 \0 K2 r+ V
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession ' m/ e" @) D0 K$ T4 V. @) {* C0 h
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