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ˈlightning ˌrod noun [countable] American English 1. a lightning conductor 避雷器，避雷针2 someone or something who gets most of the criticism, blame, or public attention when there is a problem, although they may not be responsible for it 众矢之的；代人受过者，替罪羊be a lightning rod for something The senator has become a lightning rod for criticism. 该参议员成了众矢之的。Examples from the Corpuslightning rod• Since then, she has become a lightning rod for a national debate on immigration.• It was like a lightning rod that drew to itself all the negative impulses of a hyperactive time.• One of the summer associates in another firm told me that a partner there had proved a real lightning rod for trouble.ˈlightning ˌrod nounChineseSyllable conductor a lightning Corpus |