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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Whenever you alter the times you get up and go to bed, you're disrupting your body clock.
  一旦改变起床和睡觉的时间，就会扰乱你的生物钟。
• 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。
• Putting food into an empty stomach helps synchronize the body clock.
  空腹吃食物帮助人体时钟准时。