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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Putting food into an empty stomach helps synchronize the body clock.
空腹吃食物帮助人体时钟准时。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。