岁月蹉跎的英文：
[Literal Meaning]
year/month/let time slip by
The years drift by.

[解释]
指无所作为、把时间荒废掉了。

[Explanation]
to idle away one's time

[例子]
到了四十岁还在事业上没有什么作为，只能感慨岁月蹉跎了。

[Example]
If one has not achieved anything in his 40s, one can only regret that time and tide wait for no man.

[英文等价词]
Time and tide wait for no man.

The years roll by—spend one’s life in fruitless efforts
岁月蹉跎