shy away from sth.困难

The researchers also argued that when we shy away from casual interactions with strangers, it is often due to a misplaced anxiety that they might not want to talk to us.

研究人员还认为，当我们回避与陌生人随意交流时，往往是出于一种不必要的担心，即担心他们可能不想和我们说话。