severe test

基本解释

"It was a severe test of guts and will, " Liang said.
良杰说：“这是对胆量和意志力的一次严峻考验。
In that sense, at the same time that fiction (story) is presently undergoing a severe test, it possesses an unprecedented opportunity.
在这个意义上说，小说（故事）目前正经历着严峻的考验，它拥有一个前所未有的机遇。
The Treasury said earlier this week that it did not expect the baseline scenario stress test to lead to any additional capital requirements, but that it might be needed under the more severe test.
财政部本周早些时候说，估计基础场景的压力测试不会导致增加额外的资本要求，但在更严峻的压力测试下则可能导致增加资本要求。

Besides the risk to markets, however, a severe slump in share prices would provide the mutual-fund industry itself with its most severe test to date.
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However, the Republicans' solidarity now faces its most severe test on an issue that unites a large majority of voters: the need to rein in Wall Street banks.
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Recently, his belief in Russia has undergone a severe test.
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