/dɪˈfɔ:lt ||; dɪˈfɔlt/verb[I] 1 default (on sth) to not do sth that you should do by law 不依法律做;不履行: If you default on the credit payments (= you don't pay them), the car will be taken back. 如不按赊账规定付款,就要收回这辆车。
2 (computing计算机技术)default (to sth) to take a particular course of action when no other command is given 缺省设定,缺设(计算机没有接收到其他任何指令时按自行设定的选择操作)