释义：

... than I thought 比我想的还……

表示真实情况超出自己想象，than 的前面通常会接形容词的比较级。

例句：

The exam was harder than I thought.
这次考试要比我想象中的难。
This is going to be harder than I thought.
这次要比我想象中的更难了。
You're meaner than I thought.
你比我想象中的还吝啬。
You're a lot smarter than I thought.
你可比我想象中的聪明得多。

对话：

A: A lot of people came to the festival.
很多人都来参加庆典活动了。
B: I know. The crowd was bigger than I thought.
是啊，人群比我想象中的要拥挤。