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
- This prevents your natural body clock from waking you up in the middle of the night.
这可以防止你的天然生物钟在半夜把你唤醒。 - 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。 - 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。 - My body clock is all wrong.
我的生物钟紊乱了。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Your lifestyle is disrupting your body clock.
你的生活习惯正扰乱你的生理时钟。 - 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。