I'm not sure that it has to be direct exposure.

我不能说一定要让人们直接感受贫困。

youdao

If there's no response, be direct and ask what he/she thinks.

如果没有反应，直接一点问问他/她是怎么想的。

youdao

“I need to speak with you, ” he said softly, “and I’m going to be direct.

我要和你谈谈。” 他柔声说道，“会说得很直接。

youdao

They look like they are sleeping. The suggestions they receive may be able to direct their whole mental energy against pain.

VOA: special.2010.03.30

I'm not sure that it has to be direct exposure.

我不能说一定要让人们直接感受贫困。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

But it's a good story, Joule decided that there must be a direct relationship between work and heat.

所以说，这只是一个不错的故事而已，焦耳认为功和热之间,一定具有某种直接的联系。

麻省理工公开课 - 热力学与动力学课程节选

Money should be direct-deposited from your paycheck to a money market or interest-bearing savings account.

NPR: Untangle Your Finances Before Tying the Knot

So for some people there's a great temptation to be direct and lack sensitivity.

BBC: Margaret Thatcher and the taboo of speaking ill of the dead

He delivered critiques and advice, a cycling professor going 27 miles per hour, and he could be direct.

WSJ: Cycling: Jason Gay: The Last Big Wheel of NYC