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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 z: ? v9 n5 ]/ z1 u9 eExample: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.( {' j) }, _# m' D4 _. O, A; x' {
/ C2 z# C0 y7 m. i! O2. 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)
2 i; r* _5 W/ A$ t- q0 iExample: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...* @) w* g2 b* k" _
7 w+ z+ ~/ Y" F3 U% p* W3. 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. 5 |. _3 e: a0 c. a+ j( ~1 M
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. ( t( v3 ~% _. X( L6 F
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.
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