ensue
ensue — verb
1. to follow directly from an earlier event, situation, or action, typically as its
to follow directly from an earlier event, situation, or action, typically as its natural or expected outcome
After the CEO of the tech firm resigned, a long period of uncertainty ensued.
collocation: uncertainty/chaos/panic/silence ensued
A long silence ensued when nobody knew how to reply to his question.
collocation: silence ensued
The two drivers argued, and a fight ensued in the middle of the street.
When the earthquake struck, a wave of panic ensued across the whole city.
A heated debate ensued after the politician made those comments.
- 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
- 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.