A lightning rod is someone who becomes the target of criticism to draw attention away from more serious issues or other people.

避雷针是指成为批评对象以把注意力从更严重的问题或其他人身上转移开的人。

But we don't want to draw attention away from Lily and Marshall's big day.

但今天是莉莉和马修的好日子 我们不想让大家把视线从他们身上挪开。

The fighting has drawn attention away from much needed economic and political reforms in Ukraine and Russia, as both economies are on a downward spiral.

这一战事已经使得乌克兰和俄罗斯急需的经济和政治改革放缓脚步, 双方的经济都在恶性循环。

All this talk of war is just an attempt to draw attention away from the serious economic problems that face our country.

【attention】这一切有关战争的讨论只是为了把人们的注意力从我们国家面临的严重经济问题上转移开去。