biological clock
英 [ˌbaɪəˌlɒdʒɪkl ˈklɒk]
美 [ˌbaɪəˌlɑːdʒɪkl ˈklɑːk]
n. 生物钟; 生理钟
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- 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）。
- At 35, Kate's biological clock was ticking (= she was beginning to think that she would soon be too old to have children) .
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.- 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。
- For women, the 'biological clock' governs the time for having children.
英英释义
noun
- an innate mechanism in living organisms that controls the periodicity of many physiological functions
双语例句
- 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。 - These two systems are not completely independent, for instance, the effects of biological clocks are usually mediated by hormones, and hormonal state can determine the response to a biological clock.
例如，生物钟的影响常常是通过激素调节的，并且激素状态可以决定生物钟的应答。 - 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。 - Sleep loss also had a dramatic effect on genes that govern the body's biological clock, suggesting that poor sleep might trigger a vicious cycle of worsening sleep disruption.
睡眠不足对支配人体生物钟的基因也有巨大影响，这表明睡眠不足可能引发恶化的睡眠中断的恶性循环。 - The most evident effect of circadian rhythm is the sleep-wake cycle, but the biological clock also impacts digestion, body temperature, blood pressure, and hormone production.
生理节奏引起的一个最明显的结果是：睡眠-醒来的循环，但是生物钟还影响着消化力、体温、血压和激素的产生。 - Biorhythm A periodic physiological or behavioral change that is controlled by a biological clock. Circadian rhythms are an example.
生物节律：由生物钟控制的周期性的生理上的或行为上的变化。昼夜节律就是一个很好的例子。 - 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。 - 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。 - Her biological clock was ticking and she wanted to have a baby.
她的生理时钟在起变化，所以她想要有个小孩。 - 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。