body clock
英 [ˈbɒdi klɒk]
美 [ˈbɑːdi klɑːk]
n. (人体)生物钟
牛津词典
noun
- （人体）生物钟
the natural tendency that your body has to sleep, eat, etc. at particular times of the day
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT （人体）生物钟，生理时钟
Yourbody clockis the internal biological mechanism which causes your body to automatically behave in particular ways at particular times of the day.- Jet lag is caused because the body clock does not readjust immediately to the time change.
由于人体生物钟不能迅速对时差作出调整，因而产生了飞机时差反应。
- Jet lag is caused because the body clock does not readjust immediately to the time change.
双语例句
- A growing body of research suggests that paying attention to the body clock, and its effects on energy and alertness, can help pinpoint the different times of day when most of us perform our best at specific tasks, from resolving conflicts to thinking creatively.
越来越多的研究表明，多加重视生物钟及其对人的精力和清醒度的影响有助于我们精确找到大多数人一天中从事具体活动无论是解决矛盾还是创造性思维的最佳时间。 - I only arrived in London yesterday and my body clock is still on New York time.
我昨天刚到伦敦，而我的生物钟仍然是纽约时间。 - Artificial light is known to disrupt the body clock by delaying the production of the sleep hormone melatonin.
人造光会通过推迟睡眠荷尔蒙褪黑激素的产生扰乱生物钟。 - My body clock is all wrong.
我的生物钟紊乱了。 - When choosing a time of day to exercise, paying attention to your body clock can improve results.
在选择每日锻炼时间的时候，关注生物钟能提升锻炼成果。 - He says it helps turn energy into sugar to be utilised by cells in the body and that it also plays a role in controlling the body clock.
他说，这有助于利用体内细胞把能量转化成糖，并且对控制人体生物钟也起作用。 - Most people can adjust their body clock quickly.
大多数人都能迅速调整自己的生物钟。 - Bright light is the most powerful way of shifting the body clock, says Professor Foster.
福斯特教授说，明亮的光线是调整生物钟最有效的方法。 - When the body clock can synchronize the rhythms of its natural processes in response to light and other natural influences, it gives us an edge in daily life, says Kay.
史蒂夫•凯说：当生物钟在光线以及其他自然因素影响下，与生理节奏同步时，它便会为我们的日常生活增添砝码。 - Experiments suggest that season of birth dramatically affects the way the speed at which the body clock ticks.
实验表明，出生的季节会极大地影响人体生物钟运转的速度。