1.seem to 似乎

I seem to fritter my time away at coffee mornings.
我似乎把时间全都浪费在咖啡早茶会上了。

He rubbed and rubbed but couldn't seem to get clean.
他擦了又擦，可就是擦不干净。

2.refuse to 不肯；拒绝

I've always had a loud mouth, I refuse to be silenced.
我一贯大声说出自己的想法，不会迫于压力而一言不发。

I refuse to act that way when my kids fight.
我的孩子们打起架来时，我不会那样做。

3.admit to 承认；许可

In America, people don'tnormally admit to the hardness of life.
在美国，人们通常不承认生活过得艰苦。

She would rather perjure herself than admit to her sins.
她宁愿在法庭上撒谎也不愿承认她的罪行。

4.fail to 未能；不能

Many of Britain's beaches fail to meet minimum standards of cleanliness.
英国许多海滩连最起码的卫生标准都达不倒。

The various elements of the novel fail to cohere.
这部小说的各部分之间缺乏连贯性。