biological clock

Word family adjectivebiologicaladverbbiologicallynounbiologistbiological clockbiology

Related topics: Biology, Human

ˌbiological ˈclock noun [singular]

1. TMHB technical the system in plants and animals that controls when they sleep, eat, produce babies etc 〔动植物的〕生物钟，生理时钟 SYN body clock

2 HBHthe idea that when a woman reaches a certain age, she will soon be too old to have a baby 受孕生理钟〔认为妇女到了一定年龄后不能生育的观点〕

career women who hear the biological clock ticking

感觉到受孕生理钟在滴答作响的职业妇女

Examples from the Corpus

biological clock• Unlike mechanical clocks, which are completely blind to their surroundings, a biological clock gets reset every day by the sun.• Of course, nature being unjust as ever, I have no biological clock of my own.• The way Max's biological clock is ticking, it's a wonder Emma didn't call out the bomb squad.• It's the men now, as often as not, who hear the biological clock ticking loudest.• The ticking of the biological clock.

biological clock ticking• It's the men now, as often as not, who hear the biological clock ticking loudest.

词汇	biological clock
释义	biological clock Word family adjectivebiologicaladverbbiologicallynounbiologistbiological clockbiology Related topics: Biology, Human ˌbiological ˈclock noun [singular] 1. TMHB technical the system in plants and animals that controls when they sleep, eat, produce babies etc 〔动植物的〕生物钟，生理时钟 SYN body clock 2 HBHthe idea that when a woman reaches a certain age, she will soon be too old to have a baby 受孕生理钟〔认为妇女到了一定年龄后不能生育的观点〕 career women who hear the biological clock ticking 感觉到受孕生理钟在滴答作响的职业妇女 Examples from the Corpus biological clock• Unlike mechanical clocks, which are completely blind to their surroundings, a biological clock gets reset every day by the sun.• Of course, nature being unjust as ever, I have no biological clock of my own.• The way Max's biological clock is ticking, it's a wonder Emma didn't call out the bomb squad.• It's the men now, as often as not, who hear the biological clock ticking loudest.• The ticking of the biological clock. biological clock ticking• It's the men now, as often as not, who hear the biological clock ticking loudest.
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