The defendant feigns illness to prolong the trial.是什么意思？

The defendant feigns illness to prolong the trial.

为了拖延审判，被告装病。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

defendant

n. [法]被告人；adj. [法]被告的，辩护的；

例句
The defendant asked for 21 similar offences to be taken into account...
被告要求考虑到类似的21起违法行为的情况。

feigns

v. 假装，伪装( feign的第三人称单数 )，捏造（借口、理由等）；

例句
The defendant feigns illness to prolong the trial.
为了拖延审判，被告装病。

illness

n. 疾病，某种具体疾病，不健康；

例句
Although his mental illness had coincided with his war service it had not been caused by it...
虽然他的精神病刚好在他参战期间发作，但并不是由此引起的。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

prolong

vt. 延长，拉长，拖延，延期；

例句
It's safe to eat foods that have been irradiated to prolong their shelf life.
食用经过辐射杀菌处理、延长了保质期的食品是安全的。

trial

n. 试验，[法]审讯，审判，磨难，困难，[体]选拔赛；adj. 试验的，[法]审讯的；

例句
Arbitrary arrests and detention without trial were common.
随意逮捕和拘留屡见不鲜。