| 释义 |
▪ I. defaulting, vbl. n.|dɪˈfɔːltɪŋ|
[f. default v. + -ing1.]
Failing, failure (obs.); failing in an obligation.
1382Wyclif Wisd. xi. 5 The enemys..suffreden peynes, fro the defauting of ther drinc. a1440Found. St. Barthol. 45 For defawtynge of his hert, the vtteryng of his voice beganne to breke. 1870Emerson Soc. & Solit., Work & Days Wks. (Bonn) III. 67 Shameful defaulting, bubble, and bankruptcy.
▪ II. deˈfaulting, ppl. a.
[-ing2.]
That defaults: see the vb. (esp. in sense 3).
1828Webster, Defaulting, ppr. 1. Failing to fulfill a contract; delinquent. 2. Failing to perform a duty or legal requirement; as, a defaulting creditor. Walsh. 1857G. Wilson Let. in Mem. x. (1860) 444, I took a defaulting lecturer's place at the Philosophical Institution. 1889Law Times LXXXVIII. 115/2 A writ of sequestration..against a defaulting trustee. |