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。 - 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，只听到即将爆炸的炸弹那令人神经崩溃的走秒声。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - "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。 - And your biological clock stopped ticking.
而且你的生理时钟也已停止了。 - 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。