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

• Most people can adjust their body clock quickly.
  大多数人都能迅速调整自己的生物钟。
• 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。
• My body clock is all wrong.
  我的生物钟紊乱了。
• They have found previously unknown cells in the eye known as the retinal ganglion cells, that respond to blue light which shifts the body clock to new time zones.
  他们先前已经在眼睛中发现了没有被人们认知的细胞，叫做视网膜神经节细胞，这种细胞对蓝光起反应，把人体生物钟调向新的时区。
• 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。
• 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。
• Your lifestyle is disrupting your body clock.
  你的生活习惯正扰乱你的生理时钟。
• 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。
• 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。