the behaviour of someone who does not want something to be built or done near where they live, although it does need to be built or done somewhere

Residents were accused of nimbyism when they tried to stop the new superstore development. 居民们试图阻止新超市的建设，人们指责他们这是邻避行为。

Nimbyism helps explain the shortage of new housing in the Southeast. 邻避行为可以解释西南新建住房短缺的原因。