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。
• "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。
• 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。
• 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 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 exposure and his marriage to Victoria Adams, also known as the pop star Posh Spice, turned him into a lightning rod for criticism of whether he was more interested in fame than sport.
  媒体上的频繁露面以及与维多利亚•亚当斯（VictoriaAdams，也即流行明星辣妹）的婚姻让他成为了批评的焦点，人们认为他对名利的兴趣超过了对体育的兴趣。
• 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。
• 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。
• Golitsyn was a lightning rod. he's one of ours.
  葛里森只是个幌子，他是我们的人。