Learner's definition of NIMBY
always used before a noun
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used to describe the attitude and actions of people who try to prevent something (such as a prison or a shelter for homeless people) from being built near the place where they live邻避，不得在我后院（指反对在自己住所附近建监狱、收容所等的态度和行为） ◊ NIMBY comes from the phrase “not in my back yard.”*NIMBY源自短语not in my backyard。
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News about toxic leaks from old landfills has resulted in the NIMBY syndrome. [=nobody wants a new landfill built nearby, because landfills in other places have poisoned people]旧填埋场有害物质泄漏的消息导致人们产生了邻避综合征。
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NIMBY issues/pressures邻避争端/压力