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

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。
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
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。
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 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 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。
Sheikh Hamad is a lightning rod for criticism from vested interests threatened by reforms the government is introducing as its increasing exposure turns the glare of international scrutiny on to its inner workings.
谢赫哈马德招致了既得利益集团的批评。由于卡塔尔日益暴露在外界面前，将国际社会的审视目光引向其内部运作，卡塔尔政府正出台改革措施，而这些改革威胁到了那些既得利益。
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。
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。
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。