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

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。
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。
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 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。
Then tell me how complicated can a lightning rod be? I am curious to find out?
你可以告诉我避雷针的设计是多么的复杂吧？我是很好奇的，想找到方法？
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”。
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。
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 with many Europeans saying the EU has expanded too far, too fast, the trial of Tymoshenko is now a lightning rod for opponents of further eastward expansion.
这将是乌克兰加入欧盟的第一步。但是欧洲许多人士说，欧盟扩展得太远太快。对季莫申科的审判为那些反对欧盟向东扩展的人士提供了避雷针。
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。