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

• 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。
• Wakes sleeper at preset time. Synchronize your body clock by getting up and going to bed at the same time every day.
  在事先调整好的时间到时把睡觉人叫醒的时钟。调整好你的生物钟，每天按固定时间睡觉和起床。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Putting food into an empty stomach helps synchronize the body clock.
  空腹吃食物帮助人体时钟准时。