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

• 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。
• However, previous studies have also suggested that the biological clock ticks for men too.
  而先前的研究显示男性同样也有生理钟。
• 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。
• 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。
• "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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Use sunlight to set your biological clock
  把阳光当作你的生物钟