default

[di'fɔ:lt]

n.缺席, 默认(值), 不履行责任
v.拖欠, 默认, 不履行义务, 缺席
[计算机] 缺省

n.[U]

1. 不履行, 违约, 拖欠

be in default on a loan

拖欠借款

2. 不参加(比赛); (中途)弃权

The other team didn't arrive, so our team won by default.

由于对方球队未到, 我队以其弃权而获胜。

3. 【律】缺席

A default judgment was issued against the defendant.

被告受到了缺席审判。

4. 【电脑】隐含值, 系统默认值

vi.

1. 不履行, 拖欠[(+on/in)]

Let's both try not to default on our commitments.

让我们双方一起努力, 不违反自己的承诺。

2. 不出场; 不参加; 不到案; 弃权

The player defaulted in the tournament because of her injury.

在这次循环赛中, 这位运动员由于受伤而弃权。

vt.

1. 不履行, 拖欠

Foreign debts were defaulted.

外债没有如期偿还。

2. 对……处以缺席裁判

3. 不参加(比赛)

词形变化

名词: defaulter | 动词过去式: defaulted | 动词过去分词: defaulted | 动词现在分词: defaulting | 动词第三人称单数: defaults |

词义辨析

同义参见:

absence  delinquency  dishonor  

英英释义

名词 default:

loss due to not showing up

act of failing to meet a financial obligation

同义词：nonpayment, nonremittal

loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid

同义词：nonpayment, nonremittal

an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified

同义词：default option

动词 default:

fail to pay up

同义词：default on

短语词组

in default of

1. 因缺少

In default of expert's help, you'll have to rely on yourselves.

没有专家的帮助, 你们只好依靠自己了。

补充

defaultdefault英:[diˈfɔ:lt] 美:[dɪˈfɔlt]vi.1.违约; 拖欠债务He defaulted in his payments on the loan.他没有按期偿还贷款。2.弃权He defaulted in the wrestling tournament.他在摔跤比赛中弃权了。n.1.违约; 缺席; 拖欠The defendant made default yesterday.被告昨天未到庭。2.弃权He lost the world title by default.他由于弃权而失去了世界冠军的称号。

例句

1. The corporation may be charged with default on its contract with the government.公司可能因不履行政府合同而受到起诉。 2. He lost the chess game by default.他因缺席输掉了象棋比赛。 3. He has been promoted to the top job almost by default.他基本上是因为没人竞争才被提拔就任这一高层职位的。 4. More and more borrowers are in default.越来越多的借款人拖欠所借款项。 5. The creditors haven't declared them in default.债权人尚未宣布他们拖欠欠款。 6. having demonstrated his authority over his dog, in default of being able to do it over Mary他不能对玛丽耀武扬威只好对自己的狗发泄 7. Malvolio becomes, in default of competition, the play's moral centre.由于没人竞争, 马伏里奥成了整部剧的道德核心。 8. generating the paperwork to obtain judgment by default整理书面材料以争取实现缺席审判 9. She won by default, triumphing over a divided opposition反对派四分五裂, 她没了对手, 不战而胜。 10. He won by default after his opponent didn't turn up.他是因为对手未到场才获胜的。 11. default value默认值 12. default setting默认设置 13. The company defaulted on its initial payment of £40 million.公司没有如期支付四千万英镑的首付款。 14. The credit-card business is down, and more borrowers are defaulting on loans.信用卡行业低迷, 越来越多的借款人都在拖欠贷款。 15. He defaulted in the quarter-finals with a back injury.在四分之一决赛中, 他由于背部受伤而未能发挥应有的作用。 16. to default on(或in)an engagement,claim or obligation不履行约言、主张或义务 17. He defaulted in the concert.他没有出席音乐会。 18. She defaulted on the meeting.她没有出席会议。 19. When they defaulted in their payments,the bank foreclosed on the car.因他们拖欠赎款，银行取消了赎回汽车的权利。 20. The factory has defaulted on its payments for the goods.该厂拖欠货款。 21. They defaulted in the tennis tournament.在网球赛中他们没参赛。 22. to default a debt拖欠债务 23. The judge defaulted the defendant.法官宣布被告未到庭。 24. it will have to restructure its debts to avoid default.必须重新整合债务才能避免拖欠。 25. some had defaulted on student loans.有些人拖欠了学生贷款。 26. two semi-finalists were defaulted, then reinstated.两名半决赛选手因未到场被取消参赛资格后又恢复其资格。 27. when you start a fresh letter the system will default to its own style.你要重新写封信的时候，系统会自动转到默认格式。 28. he became an actor by default.他因为偶然的机会成为演员。 29. the case against us has gone by default.因为缺少诉方这个案子我方获胜。 30. the company is already in default on its loans.该公司因其拖欠贷款已经违约。 31. in default of agreement the rent was to be determined by a surveyor.由于没有协议租金将由检查员决定。 32. They won by default, because the other team didn't turn up.他们因另一队没有到场而以对方弃权获胜。 33. If you default on the credit payments (= you don't pay them), the car will be taken back.如不按赊账规定付款，就要收回这辆车。 34. "No one else wanted the job, so he became the club's president by default."其他人都不想干这份工作，因此他是在没有竞争对手的情况下当上了俱乐部主席。 35. Their decision was made by default. All of the other options were no longer possible.他们是在无可选择的情况下做出决定的。所有别的选择都不可能了。 36. We won the game by default when the other team failed to show up.对方球队没有到场，我们因对方弃权赢得了比赛。 37. the default winner因对方弃权而获胜者 38. She's in default on her loan. [=she missed a payment on her loan]她拖欠贷款。 39. mortgage defaults拖欠偿还按揭贷款 40. The defendant has made no appearance in the case and is in default.这起诉讼案中，被告未露面，未到庭。 41. You can enter your own settings or use the defaults.你可以输入你自己的设置或使用默认设置。 42. Which font is the default in that computer program?那个电脑程序默认哪种字体？ 43. the computer's default settings计算机的默认设置 44. "In default of evidence, there can be no trial."因缺乏证据而不能审判。 45. He defaulted on his loan (payments).他拖欠还贷。 46. "If the borrower defaults, the bank can take the house."如果借款人不履行债务，银行可以收走房子。 47. The program defaults to a standard font.这个程序默认一种标准字体。 48. loan defaulters拖欠还贷者