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。

Let's look at some cases which are in default of patience.

看看这些耐心缺省的案例吧。

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。

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。

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。