lightning rod

英 [ˈlaɪtnɪŋ rɒd]

美 [ˈlaɪtnɪŋ rɑːd]

n. 引火烧身的人(或事)

化学

牛津词典

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

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 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。
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
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”。
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。
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。
Work schedule proves a lightning rod, the study found, as partners easily observe when an employee is absent from a family event, or too tired to truly participate, a condition Wayne describes as present but not present.
该研究发现，工作时间表好比是避雷针，因为配偶总是很容易就发现你缺席了家庭活动，或因太过劳累而心不在焉&维恩将这一情形描述为人在心不在。
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 defenders of Mr Geithner, who remains the only official at the Treasury department to have been confirmed by the Senate, say that he is being unfairly singled out as the lightning rod for the growing public anger Wall Street's misuse of emergency taxpayer funds.
但盖特纳的支持者表示，他被不公平地单挑出来，作为公众对于华尔街滥用应急纳税人资金愈演愈烈的愤怒的矛头。盖特纳仍是财政部唯一得到参议院认可的官员。
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。