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mutual
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Derivatives :
n
mutuality
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adv
mutually
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- mutual
['mjuːtʃuəl]
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adjective
[+feeling]
[ attraction]
(shared) 共有的
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2.
adjective
[+benefit]
[ interest]
共同的
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a mutual friend
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共同的朋友
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the feeling is mutual
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有同感
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- mutual
[ˈmjuːʧʊəl]
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adjective
共有的，共同的，共享的
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2.
adjective
相互的，彼此的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- mutual
['mjuːtʃυəl]
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adj
experienced or expressed by each of two or more people or groups about the other; reciprocal
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mutual distrust
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adj
common to or shared by both or all of two or more parties
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a mutual friend
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mutual interests
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adj
denoting an insurance company, etc, in which the policyholders share the profits and expenses and there are no shareholders
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adj
[Etymology]
C15: from Old French mutuel, from Latin mutuus reciprocal (originally: borrowed); related to mutare to change
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adv
[Usage]
The use of mutual to mean common to or shared by two or more parties was formerly considered incorrect, but is now acceptable. Tautologous use of mutual should be avoided: cooperation (not mutual cooperation) between the two countries
Examples
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mutual admiration
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相互推崇；互相标榜
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our mutual friend
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我们共同的朋友
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by common {or} mutual consent
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经一致同意
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the feeling is mutual
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有同感
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Property disputes gap their mutual trust.
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财产争端动摇了他们的相互信任。
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