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
- 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。 - 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。 - "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。 - This multitasking hormone keeps your biological clock ticking over, making sure that you are alert during the day and sleepy at night.
而这种多任务荷尔蒙可以让你的生物钟持续运转，保持你在白天的时候清醒，晚上的时候睡觉。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - In other words, men apparently also possess a "biological clock" for reproduction& albeit one that works differently than in women.
换句话说，男性在生殖方面显然也同样拥有一个“生物钟”&虽然和女性的生物钟不大一样。 - 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。 - Cohen wondered how both acute and chronic sleep loss interact with our bodies'natural circadian rhythms, the24-hour biological clock that signals when it's time to sleep and wake.
科恩想知道这两种严重且长期的睡眠不足是如何与我们体内的自然生理节奏相互作用的&是时候睡觉或醒来时，这个24小时的生物钟就会发出信号。