常用副词、介词和介词短语有：

across 横过，穿过

along 沿着，顺着

anticlockwise， counterclockwise 逆时针方向地

around， round 环绕着

away from … 远离…，离开…

back， backward(s) 向后

back and forth 来回地

back wards and forwards 来回地

clockwise 顺时针方向地

down， downward(s) 向下

forward(s) 向前

from side to side 从一侧到另一侧，左右来回地

from …to … 从…到…

in 朝，向；朝(…)里面

in a direction parallel / perpendicular / opposite to … 朝平行于／垂直于／相反于…的方向

in a downward／ upward direction 朝下／上

in a forward／ backward direction 朝前／后

in a circular direction 沿圆周方向

in a reverse direction from …. , in the opposite direction to...朝与…相反的方向

in directions at right angles to … 朝与…成直角的方向

in opposite directions 朝相反的方向

in straight lines 沿直线方向

in the same direction 朝相同的方向

in a clockwise／ counterclockwise direction 朝顺时针／逆时针方向

in the direction of … 朝…的方向

in and out 时进时出

into 到…里

inward(s) 向内，向中心

out， outward 向外

sideways 向一边地，侧向地

through 穿过，通过

to 到，向

to and fro 往复地，来回地

to the left ,  left wards 向左

to the right , rightwards 向右

toward(s) 向，朝

up， upwards 向上

常用名词、动词和词组有：

direction 方向

orientation 方向，定向

way 方向

align itself with … 与…的方向一致起来，与…成一直线

be bound for … 往…去，开往…

be eastbound／ westbound／ northbound／ southbound 向东／西／北／南

be directed into the paper／ away from the reader (方向)进入纸面／离开读者

be directed out of the paper／ towards the reader (方向)由纸面出来／向着读者

be directed to／ towards … 对着…，指向…

be directed oppositely to／ towards …， 方向与…相反

be oriented to／ towards … 向着…，对着…