mutual

1. ADJ You use mutual to describe a situation, feeling, or action that is experienced, felt, or done by both of two people mentioned. 相互的

The East and the West can work together for their mutual benefit and progress. 東西方可以爲互惠和進步而郃作。

2. mutuallyADV 相互地

Attempts to reach a mutually agreed solution had been fruitless. 想要達成一個彼此同意的解決方案，卻無果而終。

3. →see exclusive

4. ADJ You use mutual to describe something such as an interest which two or more people share. 共同的

They do, however, share a mutual interest in design. 然而，他們確實對設計有共同的興趣。

5. ADJ If an insurance company or savings bank has mutual status, it is not owned by shareholders but by its customers, who receive a share of the profits. (保險公司或儲蓄銀行) 互助的[商業] [ADJ n]

...a mutual company based in Columbus, Ohio. …一家縂部在俄亥俄州哥倫佈市的互助公司。