en·sue
verb/ɪnˈsjuː/
/ɪnˈsuː/
[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they ensue | /ɪnˈsjuː/ /ɪnˈsuː/ |
| he / she / it ensues | /ɪnˈsjuːz/ /ɪnˈsuːz/ |
| past simple ensued | /ɪnˈsjuːd/ /ɪnˈsuːd/ |
| past participle ensued | /ɪnˈsjuːd/ /ɪnˈsuːd/ |
| -ing form ensuing | /ɪnˈsjuːɪŋ/ /ɪnˈsuːɪŋ/ |
- to happen after or as a result of another event
接着发生；因而产生 - An argument ensued.
紧接着的是一场争论。 - The riot police swooped in and chaos ensued.
防暴警察突然出击，紧接着便是一片混乱。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEnsue is used with these nouns as the subject:- argument
- battle
- chaos
- …
Word Originlate Middle English (formerly also as insue): from Old French ensivre, from Latin insequi, based on sequi ‘follow’. - An argument ensued.