释义 |
●in your (own) backˈyardin or near the place where you live or work 在自己的后院;离自己的住所(或工作场所)很近的地方◆The residents didn’t want a new factory in their backyard. 居民不希望在他们住地附近建新工厂。◆The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard (= from his own members). 该党领袖在其党内遇到了反对力量。 NOTE The term nimby is formed from the first letters of not in my backyard. A nimby is a person who claims to be in favour of a new project, but objects if it is too near their home and will disturb them in some way. * nimby 是 not in my backyard 的首字母缩略词,指的是声称支持新项目、但却反对并阻挠在自家附近施工的人。 |