ensue, follow, succeed, supervene
这四个词都有“接着发生”的意思。它们的区别是:ensue指具有因果关系的事物连续发生; follow指事物按照时间顺序、逻辑关系连续发生; succeed强调相似的人或事物、事件按一定的顺序不间断的接踵而至,尤指时间或空间上的连续; supervene指意外的发生。例如:
After the heavy rains, floods ensued.暴雨之后发生了水灾。
A silence succeeded his words.他说完话后是一阵的沉默。
The meeting went on until lack of time supervened.会议因时间不足而结束。
Adam raised the issue of multimedia applications and much useful discussion ensued.
亚当提出了多媒体应用的问题,从而引发了许多有益的讨论.
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The weekend that ensued changed the course of financial history.
随后的周末改变了金融历史的进程.
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Clouds appeared and rain ensued.
云来雨至.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
An animated conversation ensued - doubtless about the day's events on the Stock Exchange.
热闹的谈话就开始,不用说是议论交易所市场的情形.
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His illness ensued from malnutrition.
他的病是营养不良引起的.
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When the rains faltered in the 1980 s, violence ensued.
在1980年代降雨不稳定时, 暴力事件相继发生.
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It is possible that upon such an occasion a battle ensued.
在这样的情况下接着发生一场搏斗是可能的.
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A brief but embarrassing silence ensued.
紧接着是短暂却令人难堪的沉默。
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The weather changed, and a storm of thunder and lightning ensued.
天气突变, 来了一场雷电交加的暴雨.
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The fumes began seeping through the trains and stations, and pandemonium ensued.
毒气随即开始弥漫整个车厢,车站, 马上引起了一场大混乱.
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The trouble ensued from this misunderstanding.
这些麻烦是由此误会而产生的.
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A furious gunbattle ensued.
一场激烈的枪战随之爆发。
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After the heavy rains, floods ensued.
大雨之后, 接着发生了洪水.
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In his anger he hit the man, and a fight ensued.
一气之下,他打了那个人, 接着是一场搏斗.
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An argument ensued, with various band members joining in and haranguing Simpson and his girlfriend for over two hours.
接下来发生了一场争论，各位乐团成员你一言我一语地花了两个多小时试图说服辛普森和他的女友。
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