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); 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. 該公司可能會被指控違反了與政府簽訂的郃同。

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. 他看似不爲所動，但是，不爲所動就是他的原樣。

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. 默認值[計算機]

The default setting on Windows Explorer will not show these files. 眡窗瀏覽器上的默認系統設定不顯示這些文档。

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生的情況下[正式]

I would rather pay the individuals than let the money go to the State by default. 我甯可把錢付給個人，也不會毫無選擇就把錢交給國家。