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

"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。
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 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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Golitsyn was a lightning rod. he's one of ours.
葛里森只是个幌子，他是我们的人。