lightning rod
英 [ˈlaɪtnɪŋ rɒd]
美 [ˈlaɪtnɪŋ rɑːd]
n. 引火烧身的人(或事)
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.- He is a lightning rod for controversy.
他是个争议性人物。
- He is a lightning rod for controversy.
英英释义
noun
- a metallic conductor that is attached to a high point and leads to the ground
- someone who is a frequent target of negative reactions and serves to distract attention from another
双语例句
- 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。 - Golitsyn was a lightning rod. he's one of ours.
葛里森只是个幌子,他是我们的人。 - 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 - 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。 - "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。 - 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 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。 - 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。 - 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 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。