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

• Not only has the second round of quantitative easing roiled markets, but it has become a lightning rod for debate in Washington, academia, and in policy and political circles around the world.
  第二轮定量宽松（qe2）不仅扰乱了市场，而且成为美国政府、学术界以及全球政策和政治圈子辩论的焦点。
• 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。
• One lightning rod is Wall Street executives who walk away with big payouts from companies receiving government money, despite the curbs.
  尽管实施了限制措施，但带着高额补偿离开接受政府资金的企业的华尔街高管没有受到影响。
• The museum's torquing tower soars above the trees and proves a lightning rod for critics.
  博物馆的旋转塔于树林当中高耸屹立，招来一片强烈批评。
• 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。
• Finally, based on calculating the protective range of lightning rod, the importance of using early streamer emission lightning rod in important project was explained.
  最后通过避雷针保护范围的计算，说明了在重要工程中采用提前放电式避雷针的重要意义。
• Then tell me how complicated can a lightning rod be? I am curious to find out?
  你可以告诉我避雷针的设计是多么的复杂吧？我是很好奇的，想找到方法？
• "Outsourcing has become a lightning rod, and the media coverage they're likely to get is unfavorable," Paul said.
  外包已经成为了一个避雷针，它们承受的媒体报道是负面的。
• Golitsyn was a lightning rod. he's one of ours.
  葛里森只是个幌子，他是我们的人。
• 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。