1 default /dɪˈfɑːlt/ noun plural defaults
plural defaults
Learner's definition of DEFAULT
1
[noncount] —
used to describe something that happens or is done when nothing else has been done or can be done —
usually used in the phrase by default（通常用于短语by default）缺席，弃权 -
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。
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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。
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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。
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sometimes used before another noun有时用于另一名词前 2
a : a failure to make a payment (such as a payment on a loan)未履行债务；拖欠 [noncount]
[count]
b [noncount] law : failure to appear in court未到庭；缺席 3
[count] computers : a setting, option, etc., that a computer uses if you do not choose a different one（计算机）默认值，系统设定值，预置值 —
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
in default of
formal
: in the absence of (something) : without (something)因缺乏；因没有 2 default /dɪˈfɑːlt/ verb
defaults; defaulted; defaulting
2 default
/dɪˈfɑːlt/
verb
defaults; defaulted; defaulting
Learner's definition of DEFAULT
[no object]
1
: to fail to do something that legally must be done
especially : to fail to make the payments you must make on a loan, mortgage, etc.不履行；（尤指）拖欠（贷款等） -
He defaulted on his loan (payments).他拖欠还贷。
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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。
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of a computer : to automatically use a particular setting, option, etc., unless you choose a different one（计算机）默认，系统设定，预置
— defaulter
noun, plural defaulters [count]