He's late he's probably stuck in a traffic jam.

There is a traffic jam.

交通阻塞.

We were stuck in a traffic jam .

我们遇上了交通阻塞。

'speak up -- just a trifle louder.

“ 大点声 —— 再稍微大点声.

Pushing the door open a trifle , he could hear only snoring inside.

他又走到仆婢室的门前,把门轻轻地推开, 只听见屋里的鼾声.

But presently it began to flag a trifle , and grow disjointed.

但不久他们就开始泄气了,讲出的话前言不搭后语.

Don't lose your temper over such a trifle.

不要为这点小事发脾气.

This bag is a trifle too heavy.

这袋稍重了一点.

This chair is a trifle rocky.

这把椅子有点摇晃.

I'll have just a trifle of the dessert.

我只要吃少量的甜点心.

The wine has made him a trifle tipsy.

这酒喝得他有点醉意了.

It's senseless to get angry over such a trifle.

不值得为这点小事惹气.

She seemed a trifle anxious.

她似乎有点儿焦急。

As a photographer, he'd found both locations just a trifle disappointing.

作为摄影师，他感到两处景点都有点儿不尽如人意。

"There we go," said Diane, a trifle too cheerily.

“这就对了，”黛安娜说道，语气有点儿过于兴高采烈。

The Prime Minister smiled again, this time a trifle frostily.

首相又笑了笑，这回有点儿冷冰冰的。

His uniform made him look a trifle out of place.

他的制服让他看起来有些格格不入。

He came out with a troop of followers.

他带着一大群随从走出来.

A troop of visitors arrived.

一群来访者抵达.

We were taken in flank by a troop of cavalry.

我们翼侧受到一队骑兵的袭击.

In part, the explanation seems to reflect a type of displacement effect.

部分解释似乎是反映了某种替代效应.