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

• 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。
• 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。
• He is a lightning rod for controversy.
  他是个争议性人物。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• "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。
• 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 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”。