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4 b5 J) A! L2 u1 m/ v9 H5 o1. 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.
4 |( R9 h2 b) c, |* H5 AExample: Many aspiring young artists are advised to learn by copying the masters.: ?" V1 M w! P% |, L
3 T+ K0 a# X. _- l2. 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) . O4 G- W) x& X2 ~3 d1 N7 Q Q
Example: Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...+ Z/ T7 g3 B$ m; h
: i3 O' _2 K/ [6 e3 W& K, ]7 G/ `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.
. Y3 W+ k& C' g$ |; {' ?Example: In his preoccupation with Robyn, Crook had neglected everything. % X; H8 j7 C& n& ^& V c C
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.
4 i9 @0 Y1 k. H- T: @6 R- VExample: It was hard for him to be aware of her; he kept sinking back into black preoccupation. = obsession 5 @2 u1 T. e7 }
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