“相反方向”常见的英文表达有 “the opposite direction” 或 “in the opposite direction”。
the opposite direction:这是一个名词短语,可直接作宾语等成分。例如:He turned and walked in the opposite direction.(他转身,朝相反的方向走去 。句中“in the opposite direction”整体作状语,这里单独用“the opposite direction”表达核心概念也成立 )
in the opposite direction:是介词短语,常在句中作状语,说明动作发生的方向。例如:The car was moving in the opposite direction to ours.(那辆车正朝着与我们相反的方向行驶 。 )