body clock

英 [ˈbɒdi klɒk]

美 [ˈbɑːdi klɑːk]

n.  (人体)生物钟

医学

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.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• An out-of-sync body clock can raise your risk of cancer, heart disease and type 2 diabetes, and lead to weight gain, according to new research.
  根据最新科学研究显示，与生物钟不同步的作息时间可能会增加你患癌症、心脏病和2型糖尿病的危险，还可能导致增重。
• 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。
• Most people can adjust their body clock quickly.
  大多数人都能迅速调整自己的生物钟。
• My body clock is all wrong.
  我的生物钟紊乱了。
• He said: If you do not get any other light during the day, make sure you get out and experience morning light, which help set the body clock.
  福斯特教授说：如果白天室内没有照明的话，你一定要出去体验一下早晨的明媚灿烂的阳光，这对调节身体生物钟会起到帮助作用。
• He said: Light is not just important to the visual system, it helps regulate the brightness detectors which affect our body clock and many aspects of our health.
  他说：光不仅对视觉系统起到很重要的作用，它对调节体内亮度探测器也有帮助作用，从而会影响我们的身体生物钟，还对我们身体的许多方面的健康有益。
• Regular exercise is important too-it helps regulate your body clock.
  有规律地做些运动也很重要，能够帮你规律你的生物钟。
• That's when I discovered that our body clock could be controlled externally. '
  然后我发现原来我们的生物钟可以从外部控制。
• Earlier this year, leading scientists from universities including Oxford, Cambridge and Harvard, warned that a lack of sleep can cause severe health problems, such as cancer, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and obesity, because it upsets the body clock.
  今年年初，来自牛津、剑桥和哈佛大学的科学家们警告称，睡眠不足会导致严重的健康问题，比如癌症、心脏病、二型糖尿病和肥胖症等，因为睡眠不足会打乱身体生物钟。
• If you've noticed these kinds of rhythms in your own body clock, use them to your advantage.
  如果你注意到自己的生物钟里存在这种节奏，学着好好利用。