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。 - 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。 - 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 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。 - 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。 - 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 - 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 - One lightning rod is Wall Street executives who walk away with big payouts from companies receiving government money, despite the curbs.
尽管实施了限制措施,但带着高额补偿离开接受政府资金的企业的华尔街高管没有受到影响。 - He is a lightning rod for controversy.
他是个争议性人物。 - The expert expresses, the times that relies on lightning rod to think ground of have nothing worry about prevents thunder only goes already, electronic times, smooth hope lightning rod can be no good.
专家表示,只靠避雷针就想高枕无忧地防雷的时代早已过去,电子时代,光指望避雷针可不行。