1.seem to 似乎

I seem to fritter my time away at coffee mornings.
我似乎把時間全都浪費在咖啡早茶會上了。

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

2.refuse to 不肯；拒絕

I've always had a loud mouth, I refuse to be silenced.
我一貫大聲說出自己的想法，不會迫于壓力而一言不發。

I refuse to act that way when my kids fight.
我的孩子們打起架來時，我不會那樣做。

3.admit to 承認；許可

In America, people don'tnormally admit to the hardness of life.
在美國，人們通常不承認生活過得艱苦。

She would rather perjure herself than admit to her sins.
她寧愿在法庭上撒謊也不愿承認她的罪行。

4.fail to 未能；不能

Many of Britain's beaches fail to meet minimum standards of cleanliness.
英國許多海灘連最起碼的衛生標準都達不倒。

The various elements of the novel fail to cohere.
這部小說的各部分之間缺乏連貫性。