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。
• And your biological clock stopped ticking.
  而且你的生理时钟也已停止了。
• 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。
• Use sunlight to set your biological clock
  把阳光当作你的生物钟
• 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。
• I do not hear a biological clock ticking, only the nerve wrecking ticks of bombs yet to explode.
  我听不见生物钟的滴答作响，只听到即将爆炸的炸弹那令人神经崩溃的走秒声。
• 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。
• 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。
• Once you learn to synchronize your body's biological clock, your body will know when to sleep and when to be alert.1.Wake at the Same Time Every Day.
  一旦你学会了如何调整身体的时钟，你的身体就知道什么时候睡觉、什么时候要清醒。