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

• In mountains area, when calculating and drawing the graph for protection area of lightning rod, we can use the direct graphic method.
  在山坡地区，避雷针保护范围计算及作图可应用避雷针保护直接作图法。
• 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。
• New Lightning Rod System of Eliminating Magnetism and Arc and Its Application in Oil Depot Protection from Lightning
  新型消磁消弧避雷针系统及其在石油库防雷中的应用
• Discussion about Several Technical Questions of Lightning Rod in Lightning Protection Design and Construction
  避雷针在防雷设计和施工中若干技术问题浅谈
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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