default

noun

1. 违约（尤指未偿付债务）
   failure to do sth that must be done by law, especially paying a debt
   1. The company is in default on the loan.
      这家公司拖欠借款。
   2. Mortgage defaults have risen in the last year.
      按揭借款违约在近一年里呈上升趋势。
2. 默认；系统设定值；预置值
   what happens or appears if you do not make any other choice or change
   1. The default option is to save your work every five minutes.
      默认设置为每五分钟存盘一次。
   2. On this screen, 256 colours is the default.
      这个显示屏的系统设定值是256色。

verb

1. 违约；不履行义务（尤指不偿还债务）
   to fail to do sth that you legally have to do, especially by not paying a debt
   1. to default on a loan/debt
      拖欠借款 / 债务
   2. defaulting borrowers/tenants
      不偿还债务的借款人；拖欠租金的承租人
2. 默认；预设；预置
   to happen when you do not make any other choice or change

Pronounced /'diːfɔːlt/ for meaning 2. 义项 2 读作 /'diːfɔːlt/。


1. VERB 不履行;未支付
   If a person, company, or country defaults on something that they have legally agreed to do, such as paying some money or doing a piece of work before a particular time, they fail to do it.
   1. The credit card business is down, and more borrowers are defaulting on loans...
      信用卡业务出现了下滑，而且越来越多的借款者都不按期还款。
   2. The first warning signals came in March when the company defaulted on its initial payment of £30 million.
      第一次出现警示信号是在3月份，当时该公司未能按时交纳3,000万英镑的首期付款。
   3. Default is also a noun.
      
   4. The corporation may be charged with default on its contract with the government...
      该公司可能会因未履行与政府签订的合同而受到控告。
   5. The creditors haven't declared them in default.
      债权人尚未宣布他们拖欠债款。
2. ADJ 默认的
   A default situation is what exists or happens unless someone or something changes it.
   1. ...default passwords installed on commercial machines...
      商用机器上设置的默认口令
   2. Death, not life, is the default state of cells.
      细胞的常态是死亡而不是存活。
3. N-UNCOUNT 默认值;缺省指令
   In computing, the default is a particular set of instructions which the computer always uses unless the person using the computer gives other instructions.
   1. The default is usually the setting that most users would probably choose.
      默认选项通常是大多数用户都会选择的设置。
   2. ...default settings.
      默认设置
4. PHRASE (事情的发生)自动地(因可能阻止或改变结果之事未发生)
   If something happens by default, it happens only because something else which might have prevented it or changed it has not happened.
   1. Spassky won the first game, and was awarded by the second by default, when Fischer failed to put in an appearance...
      斯帕斯基赢了第一局，又因菲舍尔第二局未能上场而再胜一局。
   2. I would rather pay the individuals than let the money go to the State by default.
      我宁愿把这些钱付给个人，也不愿它们因未作任何处置而自动地归国家所有。
5. PREP-PHRASE 因…未发生;因…不可能
   If something happens in default of something else, it happens because that other thing does not happen or proves to be impossible.
   1. Malvolio becomes, in default of competition, the play's moral centre.
      因为没有与其竞争者，马伏里奥自然成了该剧的道德核心。

1. The credit card business is down, and more borrowers are defaulting on loans
   信用卡业务出现了下滑，而且越来越多的借款者都不按期还款。
2. The first warning signals came in March when the company defaulted on its initial payment of £ 30 million.
   第一次出现警示信号是在3月份，当时该公司未能按时交纳3,000万英镑的首期付款。
3. Death, not life, is the default state of cells.
   细胞的常态是死亡而不是存活。
4. The default is usually the setting that most users would probably choose.
   默认选项通常是大多数用户都会选择的设置。
5. Spassky won the first game, and was awarded by the second by default, when Fischer failed to put in an appearance
   斯帕斯基赢了第一局，又因菲舍尔第二局未能上场而再胜一局。
6. I would rather pay the individuals than let the money go to the State by default.
   我宁愿把这些钱付给个人，也不愿它们因未作任何处置而自动地归国家所有。
7. Malvolio becomes, in default of competition, the play's moral centre.
   因为没有与其竞争者，马伏里奥自然成了该剧的道德核心。
8. The company is in default on the loan.
   这家公司拖欠借款。
9. He lost the world title by default.
   他由于弃权而失去了世界冠军的称号。
10. These default filters change the Type field to Custom, which indicates that custom filters are used.
    这些缺省过滤器更改了要定制的Type字段，其指明了要使用的定制过滤器。
11. The default user name and password are resAdmin.
    默认的用户名和密码是resAdmin。
12. Click Next to keep the default source and output folders.
    单击Next保持默认源和输出文件夹。
13. In this case, accept the default settings and click Finish.
    这此例中，接受缺省设置并点击Finish。
14. Click OK to confirm the default name and URL found in the site.
    单击OK以确认站点中找到的默认名和URL。
15. You will become the first user for the tenant and the default account administrator.
    您将变成该租户的第一个用户和默认的帐户管理员。
16. Select the default namespace or specify a different one.
    选择默认的名字空间或者指定一个不同的。
17. Log-in to the administrative console ( default id and password is admin).
    登录到管理控制台（缺省ID和密码为admin）。
18. For now, I use default settings for the remainder of the options.
    现在，我对剩余的选项使用默认设置。
19. This is the default logging method when you first create a database.
    当首先创建一个数据库的时候，这是默认的日志记录方法。
20. Rename this file to root_fs ( this is the default root file system file in the configuration).
    将这个文件重命名为rootfs（这是配置中默认的根文件系统文件）。
21. By default, a Web content management environment stores data files on the file system.
    默认情况下，Web内容管理环境在文件系统中存储数据文件。
22. You must have a public default constructor.
    您必须具有公共缺省构造器。
23. This is the default option for the Samba server.
    这是Samba服务器的默认选项。
24. The EPR business object contains a single field named address, and we use the default namespace.
    这个EPR业务对象仅包含一个名为address的字段，并且我们使用了缺省命名空间。
25. Take the default profile name and profile directory location and click Next.
    接受缺省概要名称和概要目录位置，然后单击Next。
26. Alternatively, you can register one or more JCSS definitions on a page for defining the default styles.
    另外，您可以在一个页面上注册一个或多个JCSS定义，用于定义默认的样式。
27. You can get these event codes from their associated log records in the default log.
    可以从默认日志中的相关日志记录中获得这些事件代码。
28. By default, header and footer toolbars are assigned the a color swatch to show visual hierarchy.
    默认情况下，系统为页眉和页脚工具栏分配了a色板来显示可视的分层结构。
29. By default, DB2 UDB creates several user and group accounts during an installation.
    默认情况下，DB2UDB在安装过程中要创建多个用户和组帐户。
30. The default user name and password are system and manager, respectively.
    默认的用户名和密码分别是system和manager。

n.

by default

• （比赛）因其他参赛者不到场，由于对手缺席（而胜出）
  a game or competition can be won by default if there are no other people, teams, etc. taking part
• 由于没有特别作出决定（或选择）
  if sth happens by default , it happens because you have not made any other decision or choices which would make things happen in a different way

in default of sth

• 由于缺乏…；因为没有…
  because of a lack of sth
  1. They accepted what he had said in default of any evidence to disprove it.
     由于缺乏相反的证据，他们相信了他的话。

noun

1. loss due to not showing up
   1. he lost the game by default

2. an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified

   Synonym:    default option

3. loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid

   Synonym:    nonpaymentnonremittal

4. act of failing to meet a financial obligation

   Synonym:    nonpaymentnonremittal

verb

1. fail to pay up

   Synonym:    default on