VERB
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.
例句
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。