He put half a load of washing in the machine.

他把限量一半的衣物放进了洗衣机。

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As usual, he had spilled half of his load.

因为和往常一样，它的水洒了一半。

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For two years, I have only carried half of my water load.

因为两年来，我只能盛着自己一半容积的水。

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He said small changes like showering instead of taking a bath, turning the tap off while brushing teeth or using a full load instead of a half load in washing machines could make a difference.

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It used about half the load getting to the station and practising docking procedures.

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He brought tourists to Australia by the plane-load, though they half-dreaded what they would find there.

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