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

• 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。
• 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。
• And your biological clock stopped ticking.
  而且你的生理时钟也已停止了。
• The human body has a biological clock, so life must be the law.
  人的身体有一个生物钟，所以生活要有规律。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• To reduce the effects of jet lag, some doctors try to manipulate the biological clock with a technique called light therapy.
  为了缓减飞行时差的影响，一些医生试图用一种叫光照疗法来操纵生物钟。