He defied Pope John Paul II by consecrating four bishops without his approval.是什么意思？

He defied Pope John Paul II by consecrating four bishops without his approval.

他违抗教皇约翰·保罗二世的旨意，未经他的批准就给4位主教举行了祝圣仪式。

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。

defied

v. 不服从( defy的过去式和过去分词 )，公然反抗，蔑视，向…挑战；

例句
He defied Pope John Paul II by consecrating four bishops without his approval.
他违抗教皇约翰·保罗二世的旨意，未经他的批准就给4位主教举行了祝圣仪式。

pope

n. 罗马教皇，主教，权威，大师；

例句
The Pope has sent a message appealing for unity in his homeland, against a background of divisions in the Solidarity movement...
团结运动中各派搞分裂，在此情况下教皇发出号召，呼吁祖国保持团结。

John

n. 茅房，厕所；

例句
He was appointed Apostolic Administrator of Minsk by Pope John Paul II.
他被教皇约翰·保罗二世任命为明斯克区的宗座署理。

Paul

倒齿，掣爪；

例句
He was appointed Apostolic Administrator of Minsk by Pope John Paul II.
他被教皇约翰·保罗二世任命为明斯克区的宗座署理。

II

abbr. Image Intensification 微光，illegal immigrant 非法移民，interest included 内在利息；

例句
Act II contained one of the funniest scenes I have ever witnessed...
第二幕里有我看过的最搞笑的场面之一。

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

consecrating

v. 把…奉为神圣，给…祝圣( consecrate的现在分词 )，奉献；

例句
He defied Pope John Paul II by consecrating four bishops without his approval.
他违抗教皇约翰·保罗二世的旨意，未经他的批准就给4位主教举行了祝圣仪式。

four

num. 四，四个，第四；n. 四个人（或事物）的一组，得四分的一击，四人赛艇；

例句
His car was held up and he was abducted by four gunmen...
他的车遭遇拦劫，随后他被4名持枪歹徒劫持。

bishops

n. （基督教某些教派管辖大教区的）主教( bishop的名词复数 )，（国际象棋的）象；

例句
He defied Pope John Paul II by consecrating four bishops without his approval.
他违抗教皇约翰·保罗二世的旨意，未经他的批准就给4位主教举行了祝圣仪式。

without

adv. 在外部，户外，缺少，没有或不显示某事物；prep. 没有，缺乏，在外面；conj. 除非，如果不；

例句
We shall strike hard, without flinching, at terrorists and those who abet them.
我们要毫不退缩地严厉打击恐怖分子及其帮凶。

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。

approval

n. 同意，批准，赞成；

例句
...efforts to win congressional approval for an aid package for Moscow...
为获得国会准许向莫斯科提供一揽子援助而付出的努力