body clock

英 [ˈbɒdi klɒk]

美 [ˈbɑːdi klɑːk]

n.  (人体)生物钟

医学

牛津词典

noun

• （人体）生物钟
  the natural tendency that your body has to sleep, eat, etc. at particular times of the day

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （人体）生物钟，生理时钟
  Yourbody clockis the internal biological mechanism which causes your body to automatically behave in particular ways at particular times of the day.
  1. Jet lag is caused because the body clock does not readjust immediately to the time change.
     由于人体生物钟不能迅速对时差作出调整，因而产生了飞机时差反应。

双语例句

• He says it helps turn energy into sugar to be utilised by cells in the body and that it also plays a role in controlling the body clock.
  他说，这有助于利用体内细胞把能量转化成糖，并且对控制人体生物钟也起作用。
• Wakes sleeper at preset time. Synchronize your body clock by getting up and going to bed at the same time every day.
  在事先调整好的时间到时把睡觉人叫醒的时钟。调整好你的生物钟，每天按固定时间睡觉和起床。
• Artificial light is known to disrupt the body clock by delaying the production of the sleep hormone melatonin.
  人造光会通过推迟睡眠荷尔蒙褪黑激素的产生扰乱生物钟。
• They have found previously unknown cells in the eye known as the retinal ganglion cells, that respond to blue light which shifts the body clock to new time zones.
  他们先前已经在眼睛中发现了没有被人们认知的细胞，叫做视网膜神经节细胞，这种细胞对蓝光起反应，把人体生物钟调向新的时区。
• Most people can adjust their body clock quickly.
  大多数人都能迅速调整自己的生物钟。
• A growing body of research suggests that paying attention to the body clock, and its effects on energy and alertness, can help pinpoint the different times of day when most of us perform our best at specific tasks, from resolving conflicts to thinking creatively.
  越来越多的研究表明，多加重视生物钟及其对人的精力和清醒度的影响有助于我们精确找到大多数人一天中从事具体活动无论是解决矛盾还是创造性思维的最佳时间。
• Research into circadian rhythms has led to the discovery of a new and unanticipated molecular cog in the human body clock.
  对生理节律的研究，发现了人体生物钟上一个不曾预料到的新分子齿轮。
• If you've noticed these kinds of rhythms in your own body clock, use them to your advantage.
  如果你注意到自己的生物钟里存在这种节奏，学着好好利用。
• Your lifestyle is disrupting your body clock.
  你的生活习惯正扰乱你的生理时钟。
• When choosing a time of day to exercise, paying attention to your body clock can improve results.
  在选择每日锻炼时间的时候，关注生物钟能提升锻炼成果。