Default
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vi. 未履行任務或責任;受傳喚時未出庭;由于不到庭而敗訴;棄權;
vt. 未履行，拖欠;未參加或完成（例如，比賽）;[法]因未到庭而敗（訴）;
n. 未履行，拖欠;[法]未到庭;棄權;[計] 缺省，默認;
?? 詞根助記
fals, fall =err,deceive,表示”犯錯誤,欺騙”
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In default of expert's help, you'll have to rely on yourselves.
沒有專家的幫助,你們只好依靠自己了。
In default of dictionary, he went out to borrow one.
因為沒有字典，他出去借一本。
He was silent in default of any excuse.
他無可推諉，啞口無言。
A default judgment was issued against the defendant.
被告受到了缺席審判。
win [lose] by default
(變成) 不戰而勝 [敗]
?? 聯想助記
【記】※諧音“提防他”:要提防他不履行責任
※de-前綴“向下、完全、除去”,fault-錯誤:錯誤下去→拖債
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default
n
1 [U] (esp law 尤用於法律) failure to do sth, esp to pay a debt or appear in court 不做某事; （尤指）不還債, 不出庭.
2 (idm 習語) by de`fault because the other party, team, etc does not appear 因對方、 他隊等未出場
win a case/a game by default 因對方未出席[未出場]而贏得訴訟[比賽]. in default of sth/sb (fml 文) because or in case sth/sb is absent 因某物[某人]未在場; 在無某物[某人]時
He was acquitted in default of strong evidence of his guilt. 因無確鑿證據而判他無罪.
The committee will not meet in default of a chairman. 沒有主席委員會就不開會.
default v
(a) [I] fail to do what one is supposed to do (eg to appear in a lawcourt) 未做應做的事（如出庭）; 不履行; 不到場; 不出庭
A party to the contract defaulted. 訂契約的一方未到場.
(b) [I, Ipr] ~ (on sth) fail to pay (a debt, etc) 未付（債等）
default on hire purchase payments 未付應分期付的款.
?? 擴展釋義
*[di'f?:lt]n. 違約, 不履行責任, 缺席, 默認值vt. 疏怠職責, 缺席, 拖欠, 默認vi. 疏怠職責, 缺席, 拖欠, 默認【計】 默認; 默認值; 缺省值【經】 違約, 債務不履行, 拖欠相關詞組: in default of...
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How are you getting to the airport? Is anybody seeing you off?
你打算怎樣去機場？有人送你嗎？
Oh, Pierre, how wonderful! But I don't think we can go. I haven't got an evening dress for the ball! And a new dress costs over four hundred francs.
啊，比爾，太棒了！不過，我想我們去不成。我沒有參加舞會的晚禮服啊！而一件新的晚禮服得花400多法郎。
Does she have your number?
她有你的電話號碼嗎？