ensue

en·sue /ɪnˈsjuː $ ɪnˈsuː/ verb [intransitiveI] formal

AFTERto happen after or as a result of something 继而发生；因而发生 SYN follow

ensue from

problems that ensue from food and medical shortages

食品和药品短缺引起的问题

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ensue• I objected to what he had just said and a heated argument then ensued.• This may sound reassuring, but the promised double-digit returns may not ensue.• The police were called in to quell the riot that ensued.• When police told them to leave, an argument ensued.• Here we were sorted our into groups according to the types of honours and quite a long wait ensued.• In the ensuing struggle, Meleager dies.• The ensuing crash and fire killed three of the four people aboard.• The glances exchanged by Faye and Roberta told Alice that trouble would ensue.• The theory was that, by letting seniors buy their own plans, competition would ensue and prices would drop.• A standoff ensued as hostages begged troops not to fire.• Amiss wondered if apoplexy would ensue, but all that followed was silence.

Origin ensue

(1300-1400) Old French ensuivre, from suivre “to follow”

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