ensue

/ɪnˈsjuː/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈsuː/ (ame, ipa) · /in-ˈsü en-/ (ame, mw)

ensue — 動詞

  • ensuepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • ensueshe / she / it
  • ensuedpast simple
  • ensuing-ing form

1. to follow directly from an earlier event, situation, or action, typically as its

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

隨後發生

某事件之後接著發生

to follow directly from an earlier event, situation, or action, typically as its natural or expected outcome

例句

After the CEO of the tech firm resigned, a long period of uncertainty ensued.

那家科技公司的執行長辭職後，隨即陷入長期的動盪不安。

collocation: uncertainty/chaos/panic/silence ensued

A long silence ensued when nobody knew how to reply to his question.

沒有人知道該如何回答他的問題，於是現場陷入一陣漫長的沉默。

collocation: silence ensued

同義詞
  • follow

    more general; can mean simply 'come after' without necessarily implying a cause-effect relationship

  • result

    emphasises the outcome side of the cause-effect link; can be transitive when paired with 'in'

  • arise

    suggests emerging from a source rather than following sequentially; often paired with 'from'

  • proceed

    more formal and can imply continuation from a starting point rather than consequence

反義詞
  • precede

    to come before in time or order

文法句型

ensue (from/after + noun phrase)

and/semicolon + clause, and [event] ensued

用法筆記

Frequently used of events or situations rather than people. The subject of 'ensue' is typically an outcome noun (chaos, silence, debate, fight) that follows from a preceding cause. This sense is almost always intransitive and rarely appears in the passive voice. Common in formal and academic writing; less common in casual conversation.

常見錯誤

❌The rain ensued the flood.
✅The flood ensued from the heavy rain.
💡'ensue' is intransitive and cannot take a direct object.
❌She ensued him into the room.
✅She followed him into the room.
💡'ensue' does not mean 'to physically follow a person'; use 'follow' for that meaning.