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
- 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。 - "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。 - 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。 - And your biological clock stopped ticking.
而且你的生理时钟也已停止了。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Teachers and learners know their own biological clock and use its rules to teach and learn can catch the chance of teaching and learning as well as improve its efficiency.
教师和学生了解并运用自身的生物钟规律，有利于把握教与学的时机，提高教学的效率。