default

1. V-I 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. 不履行 (義務(wù)); 違約[法律]

The credit card business is down, and more borrowers are defaulting on loans. 信用卡生意正在走下坡路，更多的借貸人不履行還貸責(zé)任。

2. N-UNCOUNT Default is also a noun. 不履行; 違約

The corporation may be charged with default on its contract with the government. 該公司可能會(huì)被指控違反了與政府簽訂的合同。

3. ADJ A default situation is what exists or happens unless someone or something changes it. 原樣的[ADJ n]

He appeared unimpressed; but then, unimpressed was his default state. 他看似不為所動(dòng)，但是，不為所動(dòng)就是他的原樣。

4. N-UNCOUNT In computing, the default is a particular set of instructions which the computer always uses unless the person using the computer gives other instructions. 默認(rèn)值[計(jì)算機(jī)]

The default setting on Windows Explorer will not show these files. 視窗瀏覽器上的默認(rèn)系統(tǒng)設(shè)定不顯示這些文檔。

5. PHRASE If something happens by default, it happens only because something else which might have prevented it or changed it has not happened. 在另外的可能性沒有發(fā)生的情況下[正式]

I would rather pay the individuals than let the money go to the State by default. 我寧可把錢付給個(gè)人，也不會(huì)毫無選擇就把錢交給國(guó)家。