You use ~ to say what is mainly true in a particular situation.
...a book aimed ~ at high-energy physicists...
Public order is ~ an urban problem...
= chiefly
ADV: ADV with v, ADV with cl/group
You use ~ to say what is mainly true in a particular situation.
...a book aimed ~ at high-energy physicists...
Public order is ~ an urban problem...
= chiefly
ADV: ADV with v, ADV with cl/group
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012