通过苹果出售书籍，他们几乎没有利润可言，或许还会赔本。

On sales that go through Apple, they will make little or no profit-or worse.

木场主经常赔本生产木料，以便在需求低迷期挺过来。

Timber owners have often produced lumber at a loss and survived these down cycles in demand.

在美国和大部分富裕国家，网络航空公司注定会做赔本买卖，甚至赔的一塌糊涂，AMR集团也毫不例外。

Network airlines are, in America and much of the rich world, licences to lose money or make miserly returns-and AMR is certainly no exception.

为了不做赔本买卖，文比加特队将带上磅秤，在比赛之前对克里斯滕森进行称量。

To make sure that they get their due payment, Vindbjart will bring along scales, which Kristensen will mount before the game.

燃油能效标准已经使汽车公司最近几年开始生产那些昂贵的、长通车里程的汽车，但是由于需求有限，只能赔本销售。

Fuel efficiency standards have induced producers to make costly, high-mileage vehicles over the years and sell them at no profit or at a loss because of limited demand.