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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - The most evident effect of circadian rhythm is the sleep-wake cycle, but the biological clock also impacts digestion, body temperature, blood pressure, and hormone production.
生理节奏引起的一个最明显的结果是：睡眠-醒来的循环，但是生物钟还影响着消化力、体温、血压和激素的产生。 - And your biological clock stopped ticking.
而且你的生理时钟也已停止了。 - 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。