mutually
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mu·tu·al·ly /ˈmjuːtʃuəli/ ●○○ AWL adverb 1 mutually acceptable/beneficial/convenient etc BOTHsomething that is mutually acceptable etc is acceptable etc to both or all the people involved 大家都能接受的/都能获益的/都方便的等 We eventually arrived at a figure that was mutually acceptable. 我们最后商定了一个大家都能接受的数目。2. mutually exclusive OPPOSITE/REVERSEtwo ideas or beliefs that are mutually exclusive cannot both exist or be true at the same time 〔思想或信念〕相互排斥[矛盾]的Examples from the Corpus
mutually• It was in their interest to have an efficient, mutually agreed Code of Practice.• It was a mutually agreed upon decision.• Certainly, contrary to the opinions of some of their firmest advocates, they are not necessarily mutually contradictory.• Indeed, they were not always mutually distinct.• Gessler maintains that fear and heat of passion are not mutually exclusive defenses.• To a large extent these two approaches have been mutually exclusive, not to say antagonistic.• The open organization is willing to test the notion that the two alternatives need not be mutually exclusive.• Diffusion occurs between mutually soluble or miscible liquids.• Thus, the three methods may be viewed as mutually supportive and mutually consistent.mu·tu·al·ly adverbChineseSyllable
mutually acceptable something etc that Corpus is acceptable is etc
mutually
mu‧tu‧al‧ly AC /ˈmjuːtʃuəli/
adverb1. mutually acceptable/beneficial/convenient etc something that is mutually acceptable etc is acceptable etc to both or all the people involved:
We eventually arrived at a figure that was mutually acceptable.
2. mutually exclusive two ideas or beliefs that are mutually exclusive cannot both exist or be true at the same time
mu‧tu‧al‧ly AC /ˈmjuːtʃuəli/
adverb1. mutually acceptable/beneficial/convenient etc something that is mutually acceptable etc is acceptable etc to both or all the people involved: 2. mutually exclusive two ideas or beliefs that are mutually exclusive cannot both exist or be true at the same time