biological clock

英 [ˌbaɪəˌlɒdʒɪkl ˈklɒk]

美 [ˌbaɪəˌlɑːdʒɪkl ˈklɑːk]

n.  生物钟; 生理钟

计算机化学

牛津词典

noun

• 生物钟；生理钟
  a natural system in living things that controls regular physical activities such as sleeping
  1. At 35, Kate's biological clock was ticking (= she was beginning to think that she would soon be too old to have children) .
     到35岁时，凯特的生物钟开始滴答作响（她开始觉得她很快就会年龄大得不宜生育了）。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 生物钟
  Yourbiological clockis your body's way of registering time. It does not rely on events such as day or night, but on factors such as your habits, your age, and chemical changes taking place in your body.
  1. For women, the 'biological clock' governs the time for having children.
     对于女性来说，“生物钟”控制着怀孕的时间。

英英释义

noun

• an innate mechanism in living organisms that controls the periodicity of many physiological functions

双语例句

• To reduce the effects of jet lag, some doctors try to manipulate the biological clock with a technique called light therapy.
  为了缓减飞行时差的影响，一些医生试图用一种叫光照疗法来操纵生物钟。
• The biological clock and gravitational forces don't show any kindness, either.
  生物钟和万有引力也不会怜悯你的。
• Use sunlight to set your biological clock
  把阳光当作你的生物钟
• Residing in the hypothalamus of the brain, the suprachiasmatic nucleus, or biological clock, programs the body to follow a24-hour rhythm.
  大脑丘脑下部的下丘脑视交叉上核或生物钟保持身体随着24小时的节奏运转。
• A ticking biological clock sometimes isn't enough. That's where science steps in and helps it along.
  有时仅靠“滴答”作响的生物钟是不够的，这时需要科学的介入和帮忙了。
• The human body has a biological clock, so life must be the law.
  人的身体有一个生物钟，所以生活要有规律。
• And your biological clock stopped ticking.
  而且你的生理时钟也已停止了。
• This multitasking hormone keeps your biological clock ticking over, making sure that you are alert during the day and sleepy at night.
  而这种多任务荷尔蒙可以让你的生物钟持续运转，保持你在白天的时候清醒，晚上的时候睡觉。
• After scientific research found that genital herpes virus and the virus also condyloma biological clock phenomenon.
  经科学研究发现生殖器疱疹病毒和尖锐湿疣病毒也存在生物钟现象。
• Cohen wondered how both acute and chronic sleep loss interact with our bodies'natural circadian rhythms, the24-hour biological clock that signals when it's time to sleep and wake.
  科恩想知道这两种严重且长期的睡眠不足是如何与我们体内的自然生理节奏相互作用的&是时候睡觉或醒来时，这个24小时的生物钟就会发出信号。