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7 d7 z* C! [8 q+ `8 {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. * H8 {: J% f; b% G% k9 B3 b1 g
Example: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.8 X0 l$ K0 b- {3 z
3 a! H- k2 \' A* V4 }; w& j v6 t, e2. 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)
- L8 [6 e$ i% IExample: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...0 F9 p5 o" }$ k5 m- |) c3 g$ n! P
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3. 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. `- O. g1 `% T& F# X+ `$ u
Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. 6 D' V/ i% t1 U) G, `
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.5 W' T$ H k5 ^: p
Example: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession
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