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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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”。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Ms Fiorina courted a public profile that made her the embodiment of the company she headed but also a lightning rod for the anger of shareholders and employees when things went wrong.
  菲奥莉娜竭力争取公众形象，让自己成为公司的化身，同时在出现错误时抵挡股东和员工的愤怒情绪。
• 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。
• 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 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。