Pronounced /'diːfɔːlt/ for meaning 2. 义项 2 读作 /'diːfɔːlt/。
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[VERB 动词]不履行;未支付 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.
[V on n]
[oft N prep]
[LEGAL 法律]
The credit card business is down, and more borrowers are defaulting on loans...
信用卡业务出现了下滑,而且越来越多的借款者都不按期还款。
The first warning signals came in March when the company defaulted on its initial payment of £30 million.
第一次出现警示信号是在3月份,当时该公司未能按时交纳3,000万英镑的首期付款。
Default is also a noun.