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
- 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。 - 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 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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 and gravitational forces don't show any kindness, either.
生物钟和万有引力也不会怜悯你的。