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

• 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。
• 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。
• This paper reviews the signal transduction pathways regulated by light in the biological clock.
  本文综述了光信号对高等植物生物钟的调节作用和转导途径。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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***那令人神经崩溃的走秒声。
• 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。
• 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。