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

• Discussion about Several Technical Questions of Lightning Rod in Lightning Protection Design and Construction
  避雷针在防雷设计和施工中若干技术问题浅谈
• 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。
• "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。
• Ben Franklin grasped the concept long ago and mounted a metal rod atop the roof of his home, then ran a wire to the ground, thereby inverting the lightning rod.
  很久以前，本富兰克林就已经认识到了这一点。他在自家屋顶上安了一根金属棒，从上面接了根金属线到地上，有此发明了避雷针。
• 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。
• 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。
• But with many Europeans saying the EU has expanded too far, too fast, the trial of Tymoshenko is now a lightning rod for opponents of further eastward expansion.
  这将是乌克兰加入欧盟的第一步。但是欧洲许多人士说，欧盟扩展得太远太快。对季莫申科的审判为那些反对欧盟向东扩展的人士提供了避雷针。
• In mountains area, when calculating and drawing the graph for protection area of lightning rod, we can use the direct graphic method.
  在山坡地区，避雷针保护范围计算及作图可应用避雷针保护直接作图法。
• 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 sector is also a lightning rod for contagion.
  该领域同时也是（市场动荡）蔓延的避雷针。