新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

default

英  [dɪˈfɔːlt]
    

[ADJ, NOUN, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1默认的

    A default situation is what exists or happens unless someone or something changes it.

    近义词

    standard

    双语例句

    例:

    He appeared unimpressed; but then, unimpressed was his default state.

    他看似不为所动,但是,不为所动就是他的常态。

    例:

    default passwords installed on commercial machines.

    商用机设置的默认密码。

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[U 不可数名词] 不履行 , 违约

    Default is the act of failing to do something that you have legally agreed to do, such as paying some money or doing a piece of work before a particular time.

    双语例句

    例:

    The corporation may be charged with default on its contract with the government.

    该公司可能因为违反了与政府签订的合同而被指控。

    2[U 不可数名词] 默认值

    In computing, the default is a particular set of instructions which the computer always uses unless the person using the computer gives other instructions.

    双语例句

    例:

    The default is usually the setting that most users would probably choose.

    默认值通常是大多数用户可能会选择的设置。

    例:

    The default setting on Windows Explorer will not show these files.

    视窗浏览器上的默认设置不会显示这些文件。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • by default

    1自动地(因可能阻止或改变结果之事未发生)

    If something happens by default, it happens only because something else which might have prevented it or changed it has not happened.

    双语例句

    例:

    I would rather pay the individuals than let the money go to the State by default.

    我宁可把钱付给个人,也不愿它们自动流入国家手里。

    VERB. 动词
  • defaults , defaulting , defaulted

    1[I 不及物动词] 不履行(义务) , 违约

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    The credit card business is down, and more borrowers are defaulting on loans.

    信用卡业务正在走下坡路,越来越多的借款人不按期还款。

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