a waste of time

常見例句

Attempting to change someone is a waste of time and energy.
嘗試改變別人是一件浪費(fèi)時(shí)間和精力的事情。
At the same time, other students in the same class already have the skill down cold, so further practice for them is a waste of time.
同時(shí)，同一個(gè)班級(jí)的其他學(xué)生可能已經(jīng)熟練掌握了這項(xiàng)技能，所以繼續(xù)練習(xí)對(duì)他們來說只是浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。
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An architectural description, like any deliverable, needs to be created for a purpose and an audience, otherwise creating it is a waste of time.
一個(gè)架構(gòu)描述，如同任何可交付的產(chǎn)品，是需要為了某個(gè)目標(biāo)和受眾而創(chuàng)建的，否則只是浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。

In addition,news agencies provide updates and companies share product information through Twitter Some critics say Twitter is a waste of time that takes people's attention away from their work.
I think it's terribly important to keep the distinction in the back of our minds even if we find it, in practical terms, well nigh impossible and possibly even in many contexts a waste of time to be perpetually enforcing it.
你們一定要牢記這個(gè)區(qū)別,這實(shí)在是太重要了，盡管有時(shí)我們發(fā)現(xiàn)在一些的文本中這種區(qū)別很微小,看上去不值得花時(shí)間去研究或使用。
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The last one that we saw was a complete waste of time.
我們看的上一部這種電影完全是浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。
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To call a business plan a waste of time seems a bit heavy handed.
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He thinks all the fretting about the American economy is a waste of time.
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The science today shows, says Fisher, that virtually all stock-picking techniques are a waste of time.
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