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| /ˈmjuːtʃuəl/ |
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| 1 | felt or done in the same way by each of two or more people 相互的；彼此的 |
| mutual respect/support/understanding 相互尊重/支持/理解 |
| Our relationship was based on mutual distrust. 我们的关系是建立在相互不信任的基础之上。 |
| by mutual agreement He said his contract was cancelled by mutual agreement. 他说他的合同是经过双方同意后取消的。 |
| | 1a | belonging to or true of two or more people 共有的；共同的 | | a mutual friend They were introduced by a mutual friend. 他们是经一个共同的朋友介绍认识的。 | | a mutual interest We found that we have a mutual interest in mountaineering. 我们发现我们在爬山方面有共同的兴趣。 | | mutual benefit The scheme would be to our mutual benefit. 该计划将符合我们共同的利益。 | |
| | 1b | used for saying that one person dislikes someone as much as that person dislikes them 彼此都有这种感觉 | | Eleanor couldn’ t stand the sight of Jenny, and the feeling was mutual. 埃莉诺见到珍妮就难受，珍妮见到埃莉诺也一样。 | |
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| 2 | only before noun a mutual insurance company , building society etc is owned by all of its customers, who share its profits （保险公司、建筑协会等）互助的 |
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| mutuality noun U |
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| /ˌmjuːtʃuˈæləti/ |
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