He almost had to shout to make himself heard above the music.是什么意思？

He almost had to shout to make himself heard above the music.

为了压过音乐声，他几乎得大声喊才能让人听见。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

almost

adv. 几乎，差不多，将近，快要，近乎；

例句
Despite considerable pain she has been getting out and about almost as normal...
尽管还很痛，她已经基本上行动如常。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

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

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。

shout

vt.& vi. 呼喊，叫喊，高声说或发出喊叫声；n. 大叫，大叫着说，呐喊；

例句
They began to curse and shout in a babble of languages.
他们开始用不同的语言叽里咕噜地谩骂吵嚷起来。

make

vt. 做，制造，生产，制定，使成为，使产生；vi. 开始，尝试，行进，增大；n. 制造，生产量，性格，形状，样式；

例句
I can't abide people who can't make up their minds...
我受不了优柔寡断的人。

himself

pron. （反身代词）他自己，（用以加强语气）他亲自，他本人；

例句
He pleaded guilty before a court martial to absenting himself without leave.
在军事法庭上他对自己擅离职守表示服罪。

heard

v. 听到，听见( hear的过去式和过去分词 )，听说，得知，听取；

例句
He acted as if he hadn't heard any of it...
他表现得好像对此毫不知情。

above

prep. 在…上面，超过，大于，不至于；adv. 在上面，超过，更大，上文；adj. 上述的；

例句
He lifted his hands above his head...
他将双手举过头顶。

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。

music

n. 音乐，乐曲，乐谱，乐队；

例句
Avant-garde music to this day has not found general public acceptance.
先锋音乐时至今日都没有得到大众的广泛认可。