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煎熬；磨难；折磨

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严峻的考验；苦难的经历；磨难；折磨；煎熬；严酷的考验

Noun

1. a severe or trying experience

2. a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence