A person who campaigns for protection of the environment.
〈非正式，常贬〉环境保护活动分子，环保积极分子
I'm not a radical greenie
Example sentencesExamples
‘FIFTY ways to be a real greenie,’ said an article in my daughter's magazine, and it gave 50 simple changes she could make to her lifestyle which would help to save Mother Earth.
First and foremost, it is important to understand that environmentalism is bigger business than greenies would like to admit.
The company claims the greenies have harmed the company by disrupting logging and woodchipping operations and also by vilifying the company to its customers and shareholders.
Chris has little time for those whingeing greenies who want everyone to go organic.
Whether the greenies like it or not, nuclear power remains the only universally available mature technology capable of delivering large amounts of baseload power without emitting any greenhouse gases.
Definition of greenie in US English:
greenie
nounˈɡrēnē
derogatory, informal
A person who campaigns for protection of the environment.
〈非正式，常贬〉环境保护活动分子，环保积极分子
I'm not a radical greenie
Example sentencesExamples
Whether the greenies like it or not, nuclear power remains the only universally available mature technology capable of delivering large amounts of baseload power without emitting any greenhouse gases.
The company claims the greenies have harmed the company by disrupting logging and woodchipping operations and also by vilifying the company to its customers and shareholders.
Chris has little time for those whingeing greenies who want everyone to go organic.
‘FIFTY ways to be a real greenie,’ said an article in my daughter's magazine, and it gave 50 simple changes she could make to her lifestyle which would help to save Mother Earth.
First and foremost, it is important to understand that environmentalism is bigger business than greenies would like to admit.