make a loss

详细解释:【经】 亏损

例句：

If we give our workers an increase of5 per cent in a bad year when we've made a loss, how much will they want in a good year? It's the thin end of the wedge.在我们已遭受亏损的坏年景若给工人们增加百分之五的工资，那么在好年景他们又会要求增加多少呢？这是导致严重后果的让步。