People at the bottom of the heap will not be helped much by the new tax cuts.新的减税政策对穷人的帮助并不大。The very poor are at the bottom of the heap.贫苦大众处于社会底层。Ordinary workers in state industry, once favoured, suddenly found themselves at the bottom of the heap.曾经养尊处优的国企普通工人，突然发现自己已跌至社会底层。