A "double dip' scenario refers to a short-lived recovery, followed by another recession.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

Well, this is interesting, cute fonts, but in point of fact they were short-lived.

非常有趣，字体很可爱，但实际上，它们的存在都很短暂。

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But the Florentines, being what they were, rejected this idea and the rule of Savonarola was short-lived.

但佛罗伦萨人的自我意识很强，所以拒绝接受这种想法,当然Savonarola，的统治也就相对短命。

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Cyprus was split into a breakaway Turkish Cypriot north and an internationally recognized Greek Cypriot south in 1974 when Turkey invaded in response to a short-lived coup by supporters of union with Greece.

VOA: standard.2009.11.11