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
- This suggests the intuition is at its strongest not just when the biological clock is ticking – but also when they are, quite literally, in the mood for love.
这说明这种那个直觉最强的时候不仅仅是在生理时钟上的某一刹那，而当她们真正处于恋爱的情绪中时也是同样。 - After scientific research found that genital herpes virus and the virus also condyloma biological clock phenomenon.
经科学研究发现生殖器疱疹病毒和尖锐湿疣病毒也存在生物钟现象。 - The biological clock itself is believed to be a cluster of nerve cells called the suprachiasmatic nucleus.
生物钟被认为是叫做视交叉上核的神经细胞的聚集。 - Once I know the importance of our biological clock, I try my best to follow it.
了解到生物钟的重要性之后，我就开始尽量遵循生物钟生活。 - 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。 - Housed in the hypothalamus, the portion of the brain that also controls sex drive and appetite, your biological clock is difficult to alter.
位于脑下丘之中，作为脑子的一部分，您的生物钟还控制着性别，动力和胃口，难以改变。 - Every living thing has what scientists call a biological clock that controls behavior.
每一种生物都有控制自己行为的时钟，科学家们称之为生物钟。 - 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。 - The biological clock controls the body's activities through the release of hormones based on the time of day.
人体内的生物钟在一天中的不间释放荷尔蒙来控制身体活动。 - "We know that the biological clock regulates mood in humans," said study researcher McMahon.
“我们已经知道生物钟控制着人类的情绪，”研究人员麦克马洪说道。