The politician struggled to speak through the shouts of the crowd.是什么意思？

The politician struggled to speak through the shouts of the crowd.

尽管人群中不断有叫喊声, 那位政客仍然坚持讲下去。

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。

politician

n. 政治家，政客，玩弄权术者，<蔑>政客，<美>政治贩；

例句
...a politician with a difference.
不同寻常的政治家

struggled

v. 搏斗( struggle的过去式和过去分词 )，奋斗，努力，争取；

例句
There were signs that she struggled with her attacker before she was repeatedly stabbed.
有迹象表明，在她被连刺数刀前，曾与袭击者进行过搏斗。

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。

speak

vt.& vi. 讲，谈，演说，从某种观点来说；

例句
Do you speak any foreign languages?...
你会说外语吗？

through

prep. 通过，穿过，经由，透过，凭借；adv. 从头到尾，彻底，自始至终；adj. （电话）接通，通话完毕，有洞的，直达的；

例句
The proposal was instantly voted through with two to one in favour, accompanied by enthusiastic applause...
在热烈的掌声中，提案以2比1的优势很快通过了表决。

shouts

n. 呼喊，喊叫( shout的名词复数 )，轮到请客；v. 呼，喊，叫( shout的第三人称单数 )，大声讲；

例句
He tried to calm them, but was greeted with shouts of derision.
他试图让他们平静下来，但却招致他们大声的嘲笑。

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。