body clock
英 [ˈbɒdi klɒk]
美 [ˈbɑːdi klɑːk]
n. (人体)生物钟
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.- 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。
- Jet lag is caused because the body clock does not readjust immediately to the time change.
双语例句
- 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。 - Whenever you alter the times you get up and go to bed, you're disrupting your body clock.
一旦改变起床和睡觉的时间，就会扰乱你的生物钟。 - 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。 - Bright light is the most powerful way of shifting the body clock, says Professor Foster.
福斯特教授说，明亮的光线是调整生物钟最有效的方法。 - Earlier this year, leading scientists from universities including Oxford, Cambridge and Harvard, warned that a lack of sleep can cause severe health problems, such as cancer, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and obesity, because it upsets the body clock.
今年年初，来自牛津、剑桥和哈佛大学的科学家们警告称，睡眠不足会导致严重的健康问题，比如癌症、心脏病、二型糖尿病和肥胖症等，因为睡眠不足会打乱身体生物钟。 - 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。 - I only arrived in London yesterday and my body clock is still on New York time.
我昨天刚到伦敦，而我的生物钟仍然是纽约时间。 - 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。 - That's when I discovered that our body clock could be controlled externally. '
然后我发现原来我们的生物钟可以从外部控制。 - He said: If you do not get any other light during the day, make sure you get out and experience morning light, which help set the body clock.
福斯特教授说：如果白天室内没有照明的话，你一定要出去体验一下早晨的明媚灿烂的阳光，这对调节身体生物钟会起到帮助作用。