释义
in the absence of
因缺少，在缺乏…时
由于没有协议，租金将由房产稽查员决定。
双语例句
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They accepted what he had said in default of any evidence to disprove it.
由于缺乏相反的证据，他们相信了他的话。
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Let's look at some cases which are in default of patience.
看看这些耐心缺省的案例吧。
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Cooks could make artificial birds and fishes in default of real ones.
厨师在没有真禽真鱼时，可以做出假禽假鱼。
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A grandnephew is almost the same as a grandson; in default of a lawyer one takes a lancer.
侄孙和外孙，区别不大，丢了个律师，来个长矛兵。
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The other lodgers had moved away or had died, or had been turned out in default of payment.
其他的房客都早已搬了，死了，或是因欠付租金而被撵走了。