lightning rod

英 [ˈlaɪtnɪŋ rɒd]

美 [ˈlaɪtnɪŋ rɑːd]

n.  引火烧身的人(或事)

化学

牛津词典

noun

noun

• 引火烧身的人（或事）
  a person or thing that attracts criticism, especially if the criticism is then not directed at sb/sth else

柯林斯词典

• 同lightning conductor
  Alightning rodis the same as alightning conductor.
• PHRASE 招引…的人
  If you say that someoneis a lightning rod forsomething, you mean that they attract that thing to themselves.
  1. He is a lightning rod for controversy.
     他是个争议性人物。

英英释义

noun

• a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground
  Synonym:lightning conductor
• someone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another

双语例句

• The issue had become a lightning rod for criticism of China's attempts to control the press.
  对于因试图控制媒体而遭到批评的中国来说，这一消息的公布彷佛一只“避雷针”。
• The relativity between lightning rod and electric field of earth surface and its scientific value
  避雷针电场与地面电场的相关性及其科学价值
• But I do think that experience, combined with what Phil Jackson hinted at in his book ( Bryant had a rocky childhood) created the lightning rod that we have today.
  但是我真的认为经验，结合菲尔杰克逊在他书中暗示的（科比的童年是动荡不安的）就造就了我们今日的避雷针。
• Discussion about Lightning Rod Installation of Solar Water Heater
  太阳能热水器安装避雷针问题的探讨
• A lightning rod and other equipment are in place to protect the image, but they do not always do the trick, he said.
  牧师称，避雷针和其他的设备都已到位来保护雕塑的形象，但它们不是总能发挥作用的。
• First some of the things, Ben Franklin invented the lightning rod; he created the first wood stove with a pipe out the back that extended through the wall.
  他发明的东西当中有避雷针；他还创造了第一个木制火炉，从背后通出一根烟囱管子插到墙劈里去。
• But Mr Geithner remains the lightning rod on Capitol Hill for the perceived failure of the administration to control behaviour at financial institutions.
  但盖特纳仍将扮演美国国会出气筒的角色，以舒缓国会对奥巴马政府明显未能控制金融机构行为的怨气。
• The expert expresses, the times that relies on lightning rod to think ground of have nothing worry about prevents thunder only goes already, electronic times, smooth hope lightning rod can be no good.
  专家表示，只靠避雷针就想高枕无忧地防雷的时代早已过去，电子时代，光指望避雷针可不行。
• Controllable discharging lightning rod; High altitude area; Installation plan; Lightning protection effect.
  可控放电避雷针；高海拔地区；安装方案；防雷效果。
• The Occupy Wall Street movement has been a lightning rod for Americans who feel angry about the status quo.
  占领华尔街（OccupyWallStreet）运动已成为对现状感到愤怒的美国人的泄愤渠道。