想像中

as imagined

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as imagined Often used before or after a description to compare reality with what someone imagined or expected.
CH: 这份工作没有我想像中那么难。
EN: This job isn’t as hard as I imagined.

但这世界就是如此这世界不像你想像中那般甜美

But that’s just how the world is. It isn’t as sweet as you imagine.

— 蔷花,红莲 (2003)

我只是想像中的你

I'm just the version of you you imagined.

— 睁开你的双眼 (1997)

你爸爸跟你想像中不一样

Your dad is different from what you imagined.

— 中央车站 (1998)

组长这比想像中还要严重

Team leader, this is even more serious than I imagined.

— 釜山行 (2016)

损毁程度没我们想像中严重

The damage isn’t as severe as we imagined.

— 星际旅行2:可汗怒吼 (1982)

也许故事并不是想像中的那么浪漫

Maybe the story isn’t as romantic as I imagined.

— Suzhou River (2000)