stress test
noun [ C ] specialized uk/ˈstres ˌtest/ us/ˈstres ˌtest/
medical 运动试验，应激试验（用来检测某人在进行运动时心脏是否正常工作）
a test designed to show whether someone's heart works well when exercising hard
He went to the emergency room, where a checkup and stress test were performed. 他去了急诊病房，做了身体检查和运动试验。
engineering 负荷试验（用来检测建筑、产品、材料等在某种力量作用下是否会遭到损坏）
a process intended to test whether a building, product, material, etc. is damaged by particular forces
Building materials are given a rigorous earthquake stress test on a quake simulator. 建筑材料在地震检测台上进行严格的地震负荷试验。
finance & economics 压力试验（用来检测银行或类似机构是否能应付一场金融危机）
a process intended to test whether a bank or similar organization can deal successfully with a financial crisis
Several banks failed Friday's stress test. 有几家银行未能通过在星期五进行的压力试验。
stress test
verb [ T ] (also stress-test) uk/ˈstres ˌtest/ us/ˈstres ˌtest/
对…进行运动试验;对…进行负荷试验;对…进行压力试验
to perform a stress test on something
The lab is certified to stress-test voting machines. 这家实验室获得认证可以对投票机进行负荷试验。
Banks were stress tested and are now overcapitalized to allow for defaults. 银行接受了压力试验，现在有过量资金以应付坏账。