In early 2009, there was still a hope that the recession would be short and sharp-v-shaped was the buzz word at the time.

2009年前期，人们仍旧希望衰退期将会历时短暂而幅度激烈——V形衰退是那是的热门词汇。

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On Sunday, underground workers draining water from the flooded section saw swaying lamplight at the other end of the flooded v-shaped shaft, raising hope again.

周日，负责在地下从透水段抽水的工人见到V型巷道的另一端有微弱的灯光透出，这再次燃起人们的希望。

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The star images produce a V-shaped appearance.

星星的图像看起来像V字型的图案。

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With their v-shaped bottoms, the MRAPs deflected blasts and saved hundreds of American lives.

VOA: standard.2010.08.01

"The U.S.data should remind us that this recovery is not likely to be V-shaped It seems to me that we are going to see rising unemployment for a long time yet,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.05

John Silvia is the senior economist at Wells Fargo Bank: "Private payroll gains continue to be modest and I would say it does raise flags for those super optimists who were looking for a V-shaped recovery and thinking that we are going to go back to normal very quickly in the US.economy."

VOA: standard.2010.07.02

We're hopeful for a wonderful V-shaped economic recovery, but we don't think that that's very likely.

FORBES: Whitney Tilson

But a V-shaped pattern by one of the doors suggested that the fire had originated elsewhere.

NEWYORKER: Trial by Fire

In short, reality is beginning to chip away at the consensus view of a V-shaped economic recovery.

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