就一个字一个字地磨蹭
“We told him to write a statement, and he dragged it out word by word.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
让他写个交代材料
“We told him to write a statement, and he dragged it out word by word.”
就 一个字一个字地磨蹭
“We told him to write a statement, and he dragged it out word by word.”
“He claims he can't write and needs a dictionary.”
“He is playing dumb and dragging his feet on purpose to avoid confessing.”
Writing a written confession or statement is a common investigative tool; deliberately claiming illiteracy or dawdling is a classic stalling tactic used by suspects under pressure.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
word by word; character by character
Used to describe writing, reading, or speaking in an extremely slow, meticulous, or dragged-out manner.
to dawdle; to stall for time
A highly colloquial northern verb used when someone is moving or working infuriatingly slowly.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why are you still dawdling?”
“I wrote it myself, word by word.”
“Don't dawdle. Or you'll be late.”
“those people will delay things in every possible way.”
“I apologize for the poor reception.”
“Why are you always so slow?”