[VERB 动词]接着发生;接踵而来;随之产生 If something ensues, it happens immediately after another event, usually as a result of it.
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If the Europeans did not reduce subsidies, a trade war would ensue...
如果欧洲人不减少补贴,便会发生贸易战。
A brief but embarrassing silence ensued.
紧接着是短暂却令人难堪的沉默。
Oxford
ensue/ɪnˈsjuː; NAmEɪnˈsuː/verb[intransitive ]( formal) to happen after or as a result of another event 接着发生;因而产生SYN
follow
◆An argument ensued.紧接着的是一场争论。▶en·su·ing/ɪnˈsjuːɪŋ; NAmEɪnˈsuːɪŋ/adjective◆He had become separated from his parents in the ensuing panic.在随后的慌乱中他便与父母分散了。ensueensuesensuedensuingensue/ɪnˈsjuː; NAmEɪnˈsuː/en·su·ing/ɪnˈsjuːɪŋ; NAmEɪnˈsuːɪŋ/