英语词汇“default”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

defaultverb [ I ]

uk/dɪˈfɒlt/us/dɪˈfɑːlt/

to fail to do something, such as pay a debt, that you legally have to do:

People who default on their mortgage repayments may have their home repossessed.

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Failing and doing badly

at-risk
backbencher
balls-up
be running on empty idiom
beat a dead horse idiom
collapse
crack
crash
fail
fall apart
flunk out
fray around/at the edges idiom
fumble
get off on the right/wrong foot idiom
give up on sb/sth
screw (sth) up
sink like a stone idiom 1
sink like a stone
so much for sth idiom
stagnate

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Phrasal verb(s)

default to sth

defaultnoun

uk/dɪˈfɒlt//ˈdiː.fɒlt/us/dɪˈfɑːlt/

default noun (RESULT)

[ U ] the thing that exists or happens if you do not change it intentionally by performing an action:

Unless something else is agreed, the default is to meet at the hotel at 7.00 p.m.

The computer will take 0 as the default value, unless you type in something different.

formal In default of (= because there is not) any better alternative, we will have to proceed with the original plan.

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Standard and routine

bog-standard
conformance
conformity
day-to-day
diet
given
institutionalize
orthodox
regular
regularize
round
routine
routinely
set
standard
staple
std
stock
the daily round idiom

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default noun (FAIL)

[ C or U ] a failure to do something, such as pay a debt, that you legally have to do:

Defaults on loan repayments have reached 52,000 a month.

Any default on your mortgage payments may mean you will lose your house.

Since they refuse to reply, I think we've won the argument by default (= because of their failure to act).

The national student loan default rate (= the number of people failing to pay) is estimated at one in ten.

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Borrowing & lending

be in the hole idiom
borrow
bounce
call it quits idiom
call sth in
debenture
fire sale
gearing
leverage
leveraged buyout
liability
liquidate
national debt
overpay
pay
put sth up
slate
square the accounts/books idiom
term
tick

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单词	default
释义	Contents verb (1) default (1) noun (2) default (RESULT) default (FAIL) Contents verb (1) default (1) noun (2) default (FAILURE TO DO) default (STANDARD SETTING) Contents noun (4) default (1) default (2) default (3) default (4) verb (3) default (1) default (2) default (3) English American Business defaultverb [ I ] uk/dɪˈfɒlt/us/dɪˈfɑːlt/ to fail to do something, such as pay a debt, that you legally have to do: People who default on their mortgage repayments may have their home repossessed. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Failing and doing badly at-risk backbencher balls-up be running on empty idiom beat a dead horse idiom collapse crack crash fail fall apart flunk out fray around/at the edges idiom fumble get off on the right/wrong foot idiom give up on sb/sth *screw (sth)* up sink like a stone** idiom 1 sink like a stone so much for sth idiom stagnate See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Borrowing & lending Phrasal verb(s) default to sth defaultnoun uk/dɪˈfɒlt//ˈdiː.fɒlt/us/dɪˈfɑːlt/ default noun (RESULT) [ U ] the thing that exists or happens if you do not change it intentionally by performing an action: Unless something else is agreed, the default is to meet at the hotel at 7.00 p.m. The computer will take 0 as the default value, unless you type in something different. formal In default of (= because there is not) any better alternative, we will have to proceed with the original plan. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Standard and routine bog-standard conformance conformity day-to-day diet given institutionalize orthodox regular regularize round routine routinely set standard staple std stock the daily round idiom See more results » default noun (FAIL) [ C or U ] a failure to do something, such as pay a debt, that you legally have to do: Defaults on loan repayments have reached 52,000 a month. Any default on your mortgage payments may mean you will lose your house. Since they refuse to reply, I think we've won the argument by default (= because of their failure to act). The national student loan default rate (= the number of people failing to pay) is estimated at one in ten. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Borrowing & lending be in the hole idiom borrow bounce call it quits idiom *call sth* in debenture fire sale gearing leverage leveraged buyout liability liquidate national debt overpay pay put sth up slate square the accounts/books idiom term tick See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Failures defaultverb [ I ] us/dɪˈfɔlt/ to fail to do something, such as pay a debt, that you legally have to do: The company defaulted on a $133 million loan. defaultnoun default noun (FAILURE TO DO) us/dɪˈfɔlt, ˈdi·fɔlt/[ C/U ] a failure to do something that you legally have to do, such as pay a debt: [ C ] Defaults rose to 4 percent of all the bank’s loans. us/dɪˈfɔlt, ˈdi·fɔlt/[ C/U ] In sports, to win or lose by default is to win or lose because one side did not compete: [ U ] Humphrey never showed up, so Wilson won by default. default noun (STANDARD SETTING) us/ˈdi·fɔlt, dɪˈfɔlt/[ U ] a standard setting esp. of computer software, such as of type size or style: The default color of text on the screen is black. defaultnoun [ C or U ] uk/dɪˈfɔːlt/us FINANCE the fact of not paying interest or other money that is owed on time: Many experts say a default would raise interest rates in the future because the government would be seen as a higher-risk borrower. Any default on the interest payments will have serious consequences. Creditors are frequently obliged to terminate the consumer credit agreement because the debtor is in default. LAW the fact of not keeping to an agreement or contract: There will be a joint government review of the agreement if there is any default. IT the way that something will happen or appear automatically, especially on a computer, if you do not make any different choices: Checking this box means that your computer will now use this printer as the default. The default is to provide a statement monthly. This is the default setting, but you can change it by going to the Options menu. We recommend using the defaults that are already set. by default happening or done because no formal choice or decision has been made: The fear was that unless IAS was adopted, US accounting principles would become the world standard by default. defaultverb [ I ] uk/dɪˈfɔːlt/us FINANCE to fail to pay interest or other money that is owed: default on a payment/a mortgage/your rent If a company defaults on its rent, another tenant can be found. I have never defaulted or been late with previous payments. LAW to fail to keep to an agreement or contract: default on an agreement/a contract They claimed that education providers had defaulted on their agreement with students to provide a course. IT to happen or appear automatically in a particular way, if a user does not make a different choice: If you do not enter a value it will default to** a delay of 20 seconds.
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defaultverb [ I ]

Phrasal verb(s)

defaultnoun

default noun (RESULT)

default noun (FAIL)

defaultverb [ I ]

defaultnoun

default noun (FAILURE TO DO)

default noun (STANDARD SETTING)

defaultnoun [ C or U ]

defaultverb [ I ]