Ensue
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- v. 继而发生
- ［英］ v. 继而发生 ( happen afterwards )
- ［类］ 反义词: anterior ( 前面的) -ensuing ( 随后的)
- ［记］ en ( 进入) +sue ( 跟丛) -> 进入跟丛 -> 接着发生
- ［同］ 派生词: ensuing ( adj. 随后的)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
verb (ensued; ensuing)
- Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ensivre (3d singular ensiut), from en- + sivre to follow — more at sue
- Date: 14th century
- transitive verb
- to strive to attain ; pursue <I wander, seeking peace, and ensuing it — Rupert Brooke>
- intransitive verb
- to take place afterward or as a result
- Synonyms: see follow
