1 (used about a feeling or an action) felt or done equally by both people involved (指感受或行动)相互的,彼此的:
We have a mutual agreement (= we both agree) to help each other out when necessary.我们彼此间有个约定,就是在有需要时互相帮助。I just can't stand her and I'm sure the feeling is mutual (= she doesn't like me either).我就是受不了她,而我肯定她也无法忍受我。
2 shared by two or more people 共同的;共有的:
mutual interests共同兴趣It seems that Jane is a mutual friend of ours.简好像是我们共同的朋友。 ➔mutually /-uəli ||; -υəlɪ/ adv
mutual/ˋmjutʃUəl; ˈmjuːtʃuəl/adj 1 mutual feelings are when two or more people have the same feelings about each other〔情感〕相互的,彼此的: Mutual trust is important in a marriage. 夫妻双方相互信任是很重要的。I didn’t like Dev and the feeling was mutual . 我不喜欢德夫﹐他也不喜欢我。The relationship ended by mutual agreement (=they both agreed to it). 双方都同意﹐关系结束了。 2 [only before noun 仅用于名词前] mutual support, help etc is support that two or more people give each other〔支持﹑帮助等〕相互的,彼此的: the mutual support you get in a small community 在小社区你能得到的相互扶持3 a mutual friend or interest is one that two people both have〔朋友﹑兴趣〕共同的 —mutually adv : a mutually beneficial arrangement 互惠协定