She had thought that Mary was refusing to answer.

她原以为玛丽是在拒绝回答。

youdao

He was punished for refusing to answer their questions.

他拒不回答他们的问题，受到了惩罚。

《牛津词典》

A period in one's life which begins with his asking where he came from and ends with his refusing to answer where his is going.

人生中的一个阶段，以问自己从哪里来开始，以拒绝回答自己到哪里去为止。

youdao

Was she, like any other adolescent craving attention, simply encouraging more questions by refusing to answer any?

NPR: One Boy's Heroism in the Face of AIDS

Refusing to answer questions about the details of your policy until after the election --definitely not change.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

Refusing to answer questions about the details of your policies until after the election -- not change.

WHITEHOUSE: Remarks by the President in Lima, OH