default

名词 default:

1. loss due to not showing up
2. act of failing to meet a financial obligation
   同义词：nonpayment, nonremittal
3. loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid
   同义词：nonpayment, nonremittal
4. an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified
   同义词：default option

动词 default:

1. fail to pay up
   同义词：default on

1. In the default of one player we have to take the little boy as our team member.
   因为缺乏一名运动员我们只好叫这个小男孩做我们的队员。
2. The committee will not meet in default of a chairman.
   没有主席委员会就不开会。
3. The team lost a game by default.
   那个队因没有出席而输掉比赛。
4. I default on the installment payment.
   我没有付分期应付的款。

de.fault

n.（名词）
Failure to perform a task or fulfill an obligation, especially failure to meet a financial obligation:
未履行；拖欠：未执行任务或履行义务，尤指未履行财政上的义务：
例句：
in default on a loan.
拖欠贷款

Law Failure to make a required court appearance.
【法律】 未到庭：被要求出庭时未到席
The failure of one or more competitors or teams to participate in a contest:
弃权：一个或多个竞争者或运动队未参加比赛：
例句：
won the championship by default.
由于别人的弃权而获得冠军称号

Computer Science A particular value for a variable that is assigned automatically by an operating system and remains in effect unless canceled or overridden by the operator.
【计算机科学】 缺省，默认：某一变量的特定值，由操作系统自动指定并持续有效，除非操作者取消它或使它无效
v.（动词）
de.fault.ed,de.fault.ing,de.faults
v.intr.（不及物动词）

To fail to do what is required.
未履行任务或责任
To fail to pay money when it is due.
未按期付款
Law
【法律】
To fail to appear in court when summoned.
受传唤时未出庭
To lose a case by not appearing.
由于不到庭而败诉
To fail to take part in or complete a scheduled contest.
弃权：未参加或完成预订的比赛
v.tr.（及物动词）
To fail to perform or pay.
未履行，拖欠
Law To lose (a case) by failing to appear in court.
【法律】 因未到庭而败（诉）
To fail to take part in or complete (a contest, for example).
未参加或完成（例如，比赛）

<习惯用语>in default of
Through the failure, absence, or lack of.
因缺少，在缺乏…时：因为不足、缺少或缺乏
来源：
Middle English defaute
中古英语 defaute
from Old French [from past participle of] defaillir [to fail, grow weak]
源自 古法语 [] 源自defaillir的过去分词 [失败，变得虚弱]
de- [intensive pref.] * see de-
de- [加强语意的前缀] *参见 de-
faillir * see fail
faillir *参见 fail

【引伸】
default.er
n.（名词）