[ADJ 形容词]相互的;彼此的 You use mutual to describe a situation, feeling, or action that is experienced, felt, or done by both of two people mentioned.
The East and the West can work together for their mutual benefit and progress...
东西方可以为彼此共同的利益和发展而合作。
It's plain that he adores his daughter, and the feeling is mutual.
明摆着他很喜欢自己的女儿,而且女儿也喜欢他。
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Attempts to reach a mutually agreed solution had been fruitless...
试图达成一个双方都赞成的解决方案的努力毫无结果。
A meeting would take place at a mutually convenient time.
会议拟在双方都方便的时候召开。
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[ADJ 形容词]共同的;共有的 You use mutual to describe something such as an interest which two or more people share.
[usu ADJ n]
They do, however, share a mutual interest in design...
不过他们确实都对设计感兴趣。
We were introduced by a mutual friend.
我们一个共同的朋友介绍我们认识了。
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[ADJ 形容词](指建屋互助会或保险公司)互助的,相互保险的 If a building society or an insurance company has mutual status, it is not owned by shareholders but by its customers, who receive a share of the profits.
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Britain's third largest building society abandoned its mutual status and became a bank.
英国第三大建屋互助会准备放弃其互助性质,转变为银行。
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mu·tualAWL/ˈmjuːtʃuəl; NAmEˈmjuːtʃuəl/adjective1used to describe feelings that two or more people have for each other equally, or actions that affect two or more people equally 相互的;彼此的◆mutual respect/understanding相互的尊敬╱理解◆mutual support/aid相互的支持╱帮助◆I don't like her, and I think the feeling is mutual(= she doesn't like me either).我不喜欢她,我觉得她也不喜欢我。2[only before noun ]shared by two or more people 共有的;共同的◆We met at the home of a mutual friend.我们在彼此都认识的朋友家中会面。◆They soon discovered a mutual interest in music.他们很快发现对音乐有着共同的兴趣。▶mu·tu·al·ity/ˌmjuːtʃuˈæləti; NAmEˌmjuːtʃuˈæləti/noun[uncountable , countable ]( formal) mutualitymutualitiesmu·tual/ˈmjuːtʃuəl; NAmEˈmjuːtʃuəl/mu·tu·al·ity/ˌmjuːtʃuˈæləti; NAmEˌmjuːtʃuˈæləti/
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mutualmu‧tu‧al /ˈmjuːtʃuəl/ ●○○AWL adjective
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1mutual feelings such as respect, trust, or hatred are feelings that two or more people have for each other → reciprocalmutual respect/trust/understanding etc Mutual respect is necessary for any partnership to work. European nations can live together in a spirit of mutual trust. I didn’t like Dev, and the feeling seemed to be mutual. The two men were a mutual admiration society, gushing about how much they were learning from each other.2[only before noun] mutual support, help etc is support that two or more people give each other: MAMA puts new mothers in touch with each other, for mutual support and friendship.3mutual agreement/consent when two or more people both agree to something: The relationship was ended by mutual agreement.4 mutual friend/interest a friend or interest that two people both have: We discovered a mutual interest in drama.
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