Word · Frequency #5836
default
违约；不履行
to fail to meet an obligation, especially to pay back money
- 1.
To fail to meet an obligation.
未履行义务
- 2.
To lose a competition by failing to compete.
因未参赛而失去比赛
- 3.
To assume a value when none was given; to presume a tentative value or standard.
在未给定值时假定一个值
弃权；默认为；未履行义务；因未参赛而失去比赛；在未给定值时假定一个值
In use
If you default on your student loan, your credit score will drop significantly.
The company defaulted on its debt payments last quarter.
He is defaulting on his mortgage because he lost his job.
Verb forms
base default · third person defaults · -ing defaulting · past defaulted · past participle defaulted
常用于计算机领域表示预设值，或在法律/金融领域表示未履行义务。
Connections
Collocations
- default on a loan
- 拖欠贷款
- He defaulted on his student loan after losing his job.他失业后拖欠了助学贷款。
- default to something
- 默认为某物；自动选择某设置
- If you do not choose a language, the software defaults to English.如果你不选择语言，该软件默认使用英语。
- default a match
- 弃权比赛；因未参赛而输掉比赛
- The champion defaulted the match, and her opponent advanced.冠军选手弃权比赛，她的对手晋级了。
Idioms & figurative uses
- by default
- 默认地；因未作其他选择而自动地She got the job by default because no one else applied.因为没有其他人申请，她自动得到了这份工作。
- default on
- 拖欠；不履行（债务或义务）The company defaulted on its debt payments.该公司拖欠了债务还款。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：de + fault（过失/错误）→ 该做的事没做就是过失：违约、弃权、默认值都是“未按预期”。想象一张合同上印着大大的 FAULT。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：loan and legal contracts、sports competitions、software settings 作动词时，含义随搭配和场合变化：'default on' 多用于正式、法律/金融语境，表示未履行义务（如还贷）；体育比赛中表示因未参赛而失利或弃权；软件或电脑设置中则表示在未给定值时自动采用某个默认值。日常口语中单独使用较少，具体意思需根据上下文判断。
Grammar Note
Often used with 'on': default on a loan.
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 default 的重读音节 /fɔːlt/ 押韵（末尾都是 /ɔːlt/）：fault, assault, exalt, salt, halt, malt。注意 default 拼写里有 fault，但读音是 /dɪˈfɔːlt/；不要把它和拼写相似的 dealt（/dɛlt/）混淆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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