nimby

nim·by /ˈnɪmbi/ noun (plural nimbies) [countableC]

AGAINST/OPPOSE (not in my backyard) someone who does not want a particular activity or building near their home – used to show disapproval 邻避者〔指反对在自家附近进行某种活动或兴建某种建筑的人，含贬义〕

—nimby adjectiveadj

From Longman Business Dictionary

nimbynim·by /ˈnɪmbi/ noun (plural nimbys) [countableC] informal disapproving

not in my backyard; someone who does not want a particular activity or building near their home

The new supermarket is opposed by a group of local nimbies.

—nimby adjectiveadj

nimby elitists who don’t like ‘ugly’ freeway structures

单词	nimby
释义	nimby nim·by /ˈnɪmbi/ noun (plural nimbies) [countableC] AGAINST/OPPOSE (not in my backyard) someone who does not want a particular activity or building near their home – used to show disapproval 邻避者〔指反对在自家附近进行某种活动或兴建某种建筑的人，含贬义〕 —nimby adjectiveadj From Longman Business Dictionary nimbynim·by /ˈnɪmbi/ noun (plural nimbys) [countableC] informal disapproving not in my backyard; someone who does not want a particular activity or building near their home The new supermarket is opposed by a group of local nimbies. —nimby adjectiveadj nimby elitists who don’t like ‘ugly’ freeway structures
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