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
- Ben Franklin grasped the concept long ago and mounted a metal rod atop the roof of his home, then ran a wire to the ground, thereby inverting the lightning rod.
很久以前,本富兰克林就已经认识到了这一点。他在自家屋顶上安了一根金属棒,从上面接了根金属线到地上,有此发明了避雷针。 - Controllable discharging lightning rod; High altitude area; Installation plan; Lightning protection effect.
可控放电避雷针;高海拔地区;安装方案;防雷效果。 - 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 - 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。 - The exposure and his marriage to Victoria Adams, also known as the pop star Posh Spice, turned him into a lightning rod for criticism of whether he was more interested in fame than sport.
媒体上的频繁露面以及与维多利亚•亚当斯(VictoriaAdams,也即流行明星辣妹)的婚姻让他成为了批评的焦点,人们认为他对名利的兴趣超过了对体育的兴趣。 - 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 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。