Poverty has become a critical issue in today's world.

贫穷如今已经一个很严峻的问题。

This grim trend is expected to accelerate.

这一严峻的趋势预计将加速。

But in another way, the sombre warnings are apt, and profoundly depressing.

但从另一方面说，严峻的警告是明智的，让人深感压抑。

The global economy may be prone to harsher boom-bust cycles than national economies individually.

和独立的各国经济相比，全球性经济更容易受到经济高涨萧条周期的严峻影响。

We shouldn't be daunted by the challenges we face.

严峻的挑战不会击垮我们。

The five-match final was also a tough test of endurance — both mentally and physically — for young star Wang Chuqin, who lost to Harimoto in his first match but bounced back to win the fifth match for Team China.

对年轻的明星选手王楚钦来说，五场决赛对他的耐力也是一次严峻的考——无论是精神上还是身体上。他在首场比赛中输给张本智和，但在第五场比赛中反弹，中国队赢得胜利。

Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms.

更加严峻的困难包括极冷的天气状况和巨大的风暴。

Looks like I have a meeting with a very severe-looking pollster.

看来我要和神情严峻的民调专家开会。

It has become a grimly reliable annual ritual: every January the cost of traveling by train rises, imposing a significant extra burden on those who have no option but to use the rail network to get to work or otherwise.

这已经一个严峻、铁打不动的年度惯例：每年1月，乘坐火车的费用都会增加，给那些别无选使用铁路网络上班或其他的人带来巨大的额外负担。

The contest takes up to seven days to complete and is a challenging test of fitness and strength even for world-class athletes who compete for distinction and a cash prize.

这项比赛历时七天，即使对那些荣誉和奖金而赛的世界一流运动员来说，这项比赛也是对体和力量的严峻考。

At the age of nine he ends up in a miserable, grim workhouse.

他九岁时，在一个悲惨、严峻的作坊工作。

It may be a stern truth—but we make it all the more so by focusing only on its darkest dimensions.

这可是个非常严峻的事实——但如果关注最黑暗的一面，事实会更加残酷。

" Patience" , as University President Kingman Brewster Jr. told incoming members of a Yale college class, " is not come by easily in a world for which survival is a serious question."

但正如耶鲁大学前校长金曼·布鲁斯特（Kingman Brewster Jr.）在开学演讲时所说：“在一个生存都是严峻问题的世界里，耐心并不容易获得。”

Wildfire is a large and growing challenge to the West and to the world.

野火对西方和世界来说是一个巨大且日益严峻的挑战。

After decades of debate, our television screens, or increasingly mobile phone screens, confront us each day with the stark realities of climate change.

几十年的讨论过后，电视上，以及手机上也越来越多地呈现着，数条的每日新闻都在提醒着我们要面对气候变化带来的严峻挑战。

They might not sink much of your fuel source and give you stern looks while saying diesel not work for everyone.

他们可不会消耗你大量的燃料，并给你带来严峻的印象，同时会说柴油不一定适合每个人。

An adjective which in this case means obvious or severe.

这个形容词在这里意思是“显而易见”或“严峻的”。

Yesterday the body downgraded growth forecast for this year and next, blaming increasing trade tensions.

昨天，该机构下调今年和明年的增长预期，并将其归咎于日益严峻的贸易紧张局势。

Places that care for older adults are being severely tested in the current health crisis.

在当前的健康危机中，照顾老年人的地方正在经受严峻的考。

Trash in all its forms is an ever-growing challenge for major cities.

各种形式的垃圾对大城市来说是一个日益严峻的挑战。