1. 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.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
mutuallyAttempts 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。
2. 共同的;共有的
You use mutual to describe something such as an interest which two or more people share.
e.g. They do, however, share a mutual interest in design...
不过他们确实都对设计感兴趣。
e.g. We were introduced by a mutual friend.
我们一个共同的朋友介绍我们认识了。
3. (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.
e.g. 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。