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de·fault1 /dɪˈfɔːlt $ -ˈfɒːlt/ ●○○ noun  
1  by default 
a) WINif you win a game, competition etc by default, you win it because your opponent did not play or because there were no other competitors 因对手弃权[缺席]，因无其他参赛者〔而获胜〕
b) if something happens by default, it happens because you did not do anything to change it 由于没有采取行动
Examples from the Corpus
by default• The dollar is benefiting by default from the weakness of the yen.
2  [countableC, uncountableU] formalNOT DO something failure to pay money that you owe at the right time 债务违约，拖欠
in default
 The company is in default on its loan agreement.
该公司拖欠偿还贷款。
default in
 The bank can seize the asset in the event of a default in payment.
如果拖欠付款，银行可以没收该项资产。
 the risk of default by borrowers
借款人不偿还欠款的风险
3. [uncountableU] lawNOT DO something failure to do something that you are supposed to do according to the law or because it is your duty 违约，未履行义务
4  [countableC usually singular]TD technical the way in which things are arranged on a computer screen unless you decide to change them 〔计算机、软件等的〕默认状态，系统预设状态
 You can change the default settings to suit your needs.
你可以根据需要改变默认设置。
5  [singular] the usual and expected way in which something is done, unless you decide to do something different 常规做法
 This way of working seems to be the default these days.
如今，这种工作方式似乎成了常规做法。
6  in default of something formalNOT DO something because of the lack or absence of something 因缺乏某物；因没有某物
 In default of any other instructions, they decided to use the same system as before.
因为没有收到其他指令，他们决定采用与过去一样的方法。
Examples from the Corpus
in default of something• We use the study of coinage in default of and particularly to supplement other sources of historical information.• I imagine this is on the grounds that there can be no profitable reclamation of the goods in default of settlement!• A woman could inherit the throne in default of male heirs.
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default• The state government will pay off the mortgage in the event of a default.• These attributes include maturity, currency of denomination, place of repayment, and default sensitivity.• The Allies, however, had no intention of letting the armistice arrangements slide by default into a full-blown peace.• Pichnarczyk noted most computers' default configurations are set to prevent the automatic execution of an attached file when delivered via e-mail.• These codes are built into the system and control default fonts, typefaces, sizes and column measures.• Option 2, Set Initial settings, affects all of the document creation and editing default settings.• The government could then instruct all banks not to push companies into default and not to dispose of any collateral.• Loans are often refused to poorer borrowers because the risk of default is greater.• Agency is irrelevant unless there has been some default on the part of the agent which can be attributed to the principal.• Type the first paragraph using the default paragraph format. 3.
in default• The loan is in default.
default settings• Option 2, Set Initial settings, affects all of the document creation and editing default settings.• This chapter describes how to change the default settings to suit your own needs.• The commands a modem understands vary slightly among brands, as do the default settings.• In the example given below for each entry, the default settings are used when a parameter is omitted.• Leave those in the default settings and go back when you understand the questions and know your demands.• Using the default settings, a new page starts after every 54 lines.• the default settings for my printer• Task 14 Objective To reformat paragraphs Paragraph reformatting ... This means changing the appearance and/or position of paragraphs from their default settings.• You can do direct colour photo-copying using this set-up and the scanner will give one button scans using default settings.
default2 verb [intransitiveI]  
1  NOT DO somethingto fail to pay money that you owe at the right time 债务违约，拖欠
default on
 He defaulted on his child support payments.
他拖欠子女抚养费。
2. to not do something that you are supposed to do, especially that you are legally supposed to do 不履行义务，违约
—defaulter noun [countableC]
Examples from the Corpus
default• The interest rates on junk bonds are higher because they are considered more likely to default. 12.• Congress also has shifted from direct loans to loan guarantees: promises to pay back private bank loans if the borrowers default.• The banks helped to fund a loan-loss reserve of $ 24,000 in case any borrower were to default.• They created machinery to avoid extending them to those whose ascertainable record showed them to be untrustworthy and likely to default.• When violating marriage vows carries less legal weight than defaulting On a car loan, why should people bother?• In those days, anyone who defaulted on a loan was put in prison.• Meanwhile, some of the 70-plus councils involved in such deals have felt forced to default on payments due.• If you default on your loan, the bank can sell the car and recoup the rest of its money.• A further advantage seems to be the continued response in patients who are defaulting regularly.• If the purchaser defaults, the house becomes the property of the savings and loan company.
default on• More than 35% of students defaulted on their loans.
From Longman Business Dictionary
defaultde·fault1 /dɪˈfɒlt-ˈfɒːlt/ noun
1by default if something happens or is decided by default, it happens or is decided in that way because you did not do anything to change it
They won the last election by default.
2FINANCE [countableC, uncountableU] when someone fails to pay money that they owe at the right time
An asset can be repossessed by a lessor in the event of a default on the lease payments.
The banks have decided that the company is in default on its loan agreements.
3[uncountableU]LAW when someone fails to do something that it is their duty to do
The contract includes provisions for loss and expense suffered by the contractors due to default by the employer.
4[uncountableU]LAW when someone fails to come to court or make a written statement when they are supposed to
The defendant will have to explain his default and satisfy the court that he has a defence which ought to be heard.
5[countableC, uncountableU]COMPUTING the way in which things will be arranged on a computer screen or done by a computer unless you change them
If the defaults are acceptable the user can just press Return.
This icon appears by default.
The default margin settings are 1.25 each for a page 8.5 wide.
defaultdefault2 verb [intransitiveI]
1FINANCEBANKINGto fail to pay money that you owe at the right time
The Act covered what mortgage lenders could do to recover their money if borrowers defaulted.
default on
He defaulted on his child support payments.
2LAW to not do something that it is your duty to do
If a party defaults in its obligations to the project, then the party’s right to continue participating in the project shall be terminated.
3COMPUTING if a computer program defaults to a particular thing, it does that thing unless you instruct it to do something else
default to
Microsoft Word will default to starting each new line with a capital letter unless you customize the settings.
Origin default1
(1200-1300) Old French defaute, from Vulgar Latin defallere “to be lacking, fail”
de·fault1 noundefault2 verb
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