anticlockwise
adverb, adjective /ˌæntiˈklɒkwaɪz/
/ˌæntiˈklɑːkwaɪz/, /ˌæntaɪˈklɑːkwaɪz/
(British English) (North American English counterclockwise)
- in the opposite direction to the movement of the hands of a clock
逆时针方向（的） - Turn the key anticlockwise/in an anticlockwise direction.
朝逆时针方向转动钥匙。 - Moist air blew counterclockwise around the low pressure area.
潮湿的空气在低压区周围逆时针方向吹。
Collocations DictionaryAnticlockwise is used with these nouns:- direction
- motion
- Turn the key anticlockwise/in an anticlockwise direction.