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单词 lightning conductor
释义
lightning conductor
noun[C]
UK
uk
/ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ kənˌdʌk.tər/us
/ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ kənˌdʌk.tɚ/
(also mainlyUSlightning rod)

lightning conductornoun[C](METAL STRIP)

astripofmetal, going from thehighestpointof abuildingto theground, thatpreventslightningfromdamagingthebuildingby taking theelectricityto thegroundbefore it canreachadangerouslevel
避雷针
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Poles, rods, shafts and sticks
  • bar
  • bargepole
  • baton
  • billy club
  • boathook
  • bollard
  • cane
  • lathi-charge
  • litter grabber
  • litter pick
  • litter picker
  • maypole
  • pointer
  • shaft
  • stake
  • telephone pole
  • tent pole
  • totem pole
  • trash grabber
  • trash picker
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lightning conductornoun[C](FOR CRITICISM)

someone or something thattakesall theblameorcriticismin asituation,althoughotherpeopleor things areresponsibletoo:
替罪羊，代人受过者；引火烧身的人（或事）
In aharsheconomicclimate,payrisesforpoliticianshavebecomealightningconductorforcriticism.在经济状况十分严峻的情况下，给政客涨工资这一举措便成了众矢之的。
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Blaming & accusing
  • a bad workman blames his toolsidiom
  • accusatory
  • accuser
  • accusingly
  • allegedly
  • attribution
  • blame
  • denunciation
  • finger
  • impeach
  • incriminate
  • indict
  • lay
  • laysomethingatsomeone'sdooridiom
  • levelsomethingagainst/atsomeone
  • McCarthyite
  • misattribute
  • misattribution
  • nail
  • sacrificial lamb
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(Definition oflightning conductorfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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The first lightning conductors on ships were supposed to be hoisted when lightning was anticipated, and had a low success rate.
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It must act like thelightningconductorwhich arrests destructive electric potentials and channels them to earth.
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A sepoy here was trying to remove a silver fork from one of his lungs, another had received a piece oflightningconductorin his kidneys.
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A detailed inspection and repairs to thelightningconductorwere carried out as soon as possible.
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There must have been;lightningconductorto justify this expedition.
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The reaction against intensification underlies the argument about genetically modified food, which has become thelightningconductorfor the wider concern of intensified agriculture.
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Come to think of it, he looks a bit like alightningconductor.
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One always has to have some kind oflightningconductorby which to transfer one's fears to earth.
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However good the system—we are determined that ours should improve in every respect—a child support agency is like alightningconductorin a thunderstorm.
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Many fathers used that person as thelightningconductorfor their anger about the agency.
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Viewed from the ground the corner to the right of thelightningconductorpoints due south.
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The stand'slightningconductorruns down this wall.
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When the mill was repaired, alightningconductorwas added to the mill.
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The basket was equipped with a wicker chair, chart table, electric lamp, compass, telephone, andlightningconductor.
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The nacelle is protected by alightningconductor, often copper.
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