English Dictionary

nut-cutting time

名詞

不可算名詞 慣用表現

Time to gather nuts before they are taken by other animals or buried in snow. / (idiomatic) Time to exert maximum effort, for example, due to an approaching deadline or a looming competitive situation.

日本語の意味

ナッツが他の動物に取られる前、または雪に埋もれる前にナッツを集めるための適切なタイミング。 / （慣用的表現として）締め切りが迫る、または競争が激化するなど、最大の努力が求められる状況の時期やタイミング。

When the leaves started to fall, the squirrels knew it was nut-cutting time and scrambled to bury as many acorns as they could before the first snow.

葉が散り始めると、リスたちは木の実を他の動物に取られたり初雪で埋まったりする前に集める時期だと分かり、できるだけ多くのドングリを埋めるために急いだ。

意味（1）

Time to gather nuts before they are taken by other animals or buried in snow.

The desire to follow traditions of hunting squirrel in Tennessee during mulberry season in June, and nut-cutting time in September, when squirrels concentrate, ….

意味（2）

(idiomatic) Time to exert maximum effort, for example, due to an approaching deadline or a looming competitive situation.