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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Once you learn to synchronize your body's biological clock, your body will know when to sleep and when to be alert.1.Wake at the Same Time Every Day.
  一旦你学会了如何调整身体的时钟，你的身体就知道什么时候睡觉、什么时候要清醒。
• When the fly lays its eggs it starts a biological clock ticking.
  当苍蝇产完卵，它就启动了一个生物时钟。
• 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。