英语语法问题请教。。。谢谢了？

Question

The manufacturers had to pay more money than they had anticipated.
请问大家这里的 than they had anticipated是一个比较状语从句吧？谢谢大家。

Answer 1

是的，than引导的是比较状语从句。
比较状语从句喜欢省略,是为了避免重复，补充完整是：
The manufacturers had to pay more money than they(=the manufacturers) had anticipated (paying money). 厂商们不得不支付比他们早先预料（要支付的钱）的还要更多的钱。（支付的钱超过了事先估计的）追问

十分感谢老师一直以来的帮助！！

Answer 2

句子中的than…是比较状语从句，没错。

Answer 3

我认为是，这句强调的是给出去的钱要比得到的更多。