名詞 default:

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

動詞 default:

1. fail to pay up
   同義詞：default on

1. In the default of one player we have to take the little boy as our team member.
   因為缺乏一名運動員我們只好叫這個小男孩做我們的隊員。
2. The committee will not meet in default of a chairman.
   沒有主席委員會就不開會。
3. The team lost a game by default.
   那個隊因沒有出席而輸?shù)舯荣悺?/div>
4. I default on the installment payment.
   我沒有付分期應(yīng)付的款。

de.fault

n.（名詞）
Failure to perform a task or fulfill an obligation, especially failure to meet a financial obligation:
未履行；拖欠：未執(zhí)行任務(wù)或履行義務(wù)，尤指未履行財政上的義務(wù)：
例句：
in default on a loan.
拖欠貸款

Law Failure to make a required court appearance.
【法律】 未到庭：被要求出庭時未到席
The failure of one or more competitors or teams to participate in a contest:
棄權(quán)：一個或多個競爭者或運動隊未參加比賽：
例句：
won the championship by default.
由于別人的棄權(quán)而獲得冠軍稱號

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.
【計算機科學(xué)】 缺省，默認：某一變量的特定值，由操作系統(tǒng)自動指定并持續(xù)有效，除非操作者取消它或使它無效
v.（動詞）
de.fault.ed,de.fault.ing,de.faults
v.intr.（不及物動詞）

To fail to do what is required.
未履行任務(wù)或責(zé)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.
受傳喚時未出庭
To lose a case by not appearing.
由于不到庭而敗訴
To fail to take part in or complete a scheduled contest.
棄權(quán)：未參加或完成預(yù)訂的比賽
v.tr.（及物動詞）
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?。ㄔV）
To fail to take part in or complete (a contest, for example).
未參加或完成（例如，比賽）

<習(xí)慣用語>in default of
Through the failure, absence, or lack of.
因缺少，在缺乏…時：因為不足、缺少或缺乏
來源：
Middle English defaute
中古英語 defaute
from Old French [from past participle of] defaillir [to fail, grow weak]
源自 古法語 [] 源自defaillir的過去分詞 [失敗，變得虛弱]
de- [intensive pref.] * see de-
de- [加強語意的前綴] *參見 de-
faillir * see fail
faillir *參見 fail

【引伸】
default.er
n.（名詞）