Fire Island

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英文释义

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  1. The large center island of the outer barrier islands parallel to the south shore of Long Island, New York, United States.
    — He stole his first Fire Island commission from another architect by seducing the clients, with whom he briefly formed a throuple. […] As Fire Island’s reputation grew, so did the fame of its residents. In 1977, after divorcing his first wife, Calvin Klein bought one of Gifford’s beachfront homes.

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Perhaps from a misinterpretation of Dutch vijf (“five”) or vier (“four”), referring to the number of islands.
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