Both the speaker and his speech were drowned out by the disapproval of the crowd.是什么意思？

Both the speaker and his speech were drowned out by the disapproval of the crowd.

演讲者的话被人群中发出的反对声所淹没。

both

adj. 二者，两者都；pron. 二者；adv. 二者，二者都；conj. 不仅…而且…，…和…都；

例句
The gym can be used by both able-bodied and disabled people.
这家健身房健全和残障人士都可使用。

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。

speaker

n. 说话者，演讲者，发言人，讲某种语言的人，扬声器；

例句
The Speaker is preceded by the mace-bearer upon his entry to the chamber.
当议长走进议事厅的时候，前面由执议长权标的人开路。

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

speech

n. 演说，演讲，发言，说话，谈话，说话能力或方式，（乐器的）音，音色，方言，民族语言；

例句
The President declined to deliver the speech himself, on account of a sore throat...
总统因嗓子不适而婉拒了亲自讲话。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

drowned

v. （使）淹没， （使）溺死( drown的过去式和过去分词 )，浸透，浸泡，压过；

例句
Forty-eight people have drowned after their boat capsized during a storm...
他们的船在暴风雨中倾覆后有 48 人溺亡。

out

adv. 出局，在外，在外部，完全，彻底，出版；prep. （表示来源）从，（从…里）出来，（表示不在原状态）脱离，离去；vt. 使熄灭，揭露，驱逐；adj. 外面的，出局的，下台的，外围的；n. 不流行，出局；

例句
We are scared to abandon ourselves to our feelings in case we seem weak or out of control.
我们不敢放纵自己的情感，以免显得太过软弱或缺乏自制。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

disapproval

n. 不赞同，反对，非难；

例句
...a society that registered its disapproval of alcohol by banning it.
通过禁酒来反对饮酒

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。

crowd

n. 人群，群众，一群；vi. 拥挤，聚集；vt. 挤满，将…塞进，催

例句
Seeing the crowd really got my adrenalin pumping.
看见这么多人确实让我热血沸腾。