wasted work

Money is just so much wasted energy without work to do.

如果钱不拿来用那将是极大的浪费.

Not until I began to work did I realize how much time I had wasted.

直到我开始工作,我才认识到了我已蹉跎了几多岁月.

If we don't do a good job now, all the work we've done will be wasted.

弄得不好，就会全功尽弃。

In those days scientific researchers had to scour about for equipment and materials, which delayed work and wasted time; it was a great loss.

一些科研人员到处去跑器材，耽误事情，浪费时间，是一种很大的损失。

Life friction means extra re-work, increased stress, and wasted time.

时间摩擦意味着额外的重新工作，会给你带来更多压力，也很浪费时间。

Owing to lack of work experience, we wasted much time and energy.

由于缺少经验，我们的工作走了（一段）弯路。

If my plan isn't approved of by the committee, all my work will have been wasted.

如果我的计划得不到委员会的批准, 我的功夫就白费了.