The government is defending its economic policies against a growing chorus of criticism.是什么意思？

The government is defending its economic policies against a growing chorus of criticism.

面对日渐高涨的齐声指责，政府不断为其经济政策辩护。

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。

government

n. 政府，政体，治理的形式，管辖，治理；

例句
The government is to accelerate its privatisation programme.
政府将加快其私有化计划的进程。

is

vt.& vi. 是（be的三单形式；n. 存在；

例句
Bollinger 'RD' is a rare, highly prized wine.
博林格RD香槟是一种名贵的备受推崇的葡萄酒。

defending

v. 辩护( defend的现在分词 )，保卫，（足球、曲棍球等）防守，进行辩护；

例句
The government is defending its economic policies against a growing chorus of criticism.
面对日渐高涨的齐声指责，政府不断为其经济政策辩护。

its

pron. (it的所有格形式)它的，厥；

例句
The government is to accelerate its privatisation programme.
政府将加快其私有化计划的进程。

economic

adj. 经济的，经济学的，合算的，有经济效益的；

例句
He's already altered several of the proposals in his economic plan to accommodate demands of special interests.
他已经改动了经济计划中的几项提议以迁就特殊利益集团的要求。

policies

n. 政策( policy的名词复数 )，策略，政府，策略性；

例句
It is absurd to be discussing compulsory redundancy policies for teachers...
讨论针对教师的强制裁员政策真是滑稽可笑。

against

prep. 反对，对…不利，紧靠，以防；

例句
His hand brushed against hers; it could have been either accidental or deliberate.
就在有意无意间，他的手轻轻拂过她的手。

growing

adj. 生长的，成长中的，增长的，初期的困难（或问题等）；v. 种植( grow的现在分词 )，扩大，扩展，增加；

例句
Amy had the growing sense that she was adrift and isolated.
埃米愈发感到自己孤立无援，孑然一身。

chorus

n. 合唱，合唱队，（歌曲的）副歌，合唱歌（曲）；vt. 合唱，齐声背诵，异口同声地说；

例句
Caroline sang two verses and the chorus of her song...
卡罗琳唱了她歌曲中的两段和副歌部分。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

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

criticism

n. 批评，批判，鉴定，审定，考证，校勘，苛求，[哲]批判主义，评论，评论文章；

例句
That statement seemed designed to answer criticism of allied bombing missions.
那份声明似乎是专门就联合轰炸任务的批评作出反击。