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
- Cortisol controls the body clock and causes people to feel wide awake, The Telegraph reports.
据《每日电讯报》报道，皮质醇控制人体生物钟，让人们感觉很清醒。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Coffee delays the body clock in the morning and advances it at night.
咖啡在早上可以延迟人体时钟，在晚上可以提早人体时钟。 - And although that may sound pretty unrelated to your own body clock, the team showed that most of these genes are found in mammals, too.
尽管这听起来和生物钟不甚相关，研究团队表明这些基因也大都可以在哺乳动物身上找到。 - 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。 - Your lifestyle is disrupting your body clock.
你的生活习惯正扰乱你的生理时钟。 - The problem with office lighting is that it is not made up of 'blue' light, which is the wavelength of light you get from the sun and which controls your body clock.
办公室照明所存在的问题是，它不是由你从太阳得到的光的波长且能掌控你生物钟的‘蓝光’组成。 - Our body clock, or natural body rhythm, influences our energy and alertness.
我们的生物钟，或者说是生理节奏，会影响我们的精力和灵敏度。