small
单词辨析：
指问题、细节等琐碎的。
They used to quarrel over petty things.
他们过去常为小事争吵。
Have these petty restrictions worked?
这些小限制发挥作用了吗？
尤指比起其他事物来较小或不是很重要、很严重的。
There is a minor road in front of us.
我们前面有一条小路。
He played a minor role in the policy-making process.
他在制定政策的过程中发挥了很小的作用。
She had a minor operation.
她做了一个小手术。
指尺寸或数量小的，也指工作、问题、错误等不重要的或影响不大的。
This pair of jeans was too small for him.
这条牛仔裤他穿太小了。
He only got a small amount of money after retirement.
退休之后他只拿到了一小笔钱。
According to the schedule, we have to make a few small changes.
根据日程安排，我们需要作些小小的变动。
指不重要、不严重或没有什么价值的。
Don't get upset about trivial matters.
不要为琐事烦恼。
They were fighting over a trivial sum of money.
他们在为一笔数额极小的钱而打架。
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I was led to a small room bathed in soft red light
我被带到了一间笼罩在柔和红光中的小屋里。
He felt the apartment's only drawback was that it was too small.
他觉得这个公寓唯一的缺点就是太小了。
'I'm scared,' she said in a very small voice.
她非常小声地说：“我很害怕。”
These shoes are two sizes too small.
这鞋小了两号。
I have a distant relative in this small town.
在这个小镇上我有一个远亲。
No detail was too small to escape her attention
再小的细节都逃不过她的眼睛。