N-COUNT （尤指负责做饭、清洁等枯燥工作的）帮手，助手 If you say that one person is another person's helpmate, you mean that they help the other person in their life or work, especially by doing boring but necessary jobs for them such as cooking and cleaning. （尤指负责做饭、清洁等枯燥工作的）帮手，助手 [old-fashioned]