They found that dogs are adept at picking up on social cues.

他们发现，狗善于察觉社交暗示。

He had never been, and would never be, adept at containing his emotions.

他一直都不擅长控制自己的情绪——以后也不会擅长。

They help prevent bubbles from forming and are adept at rooting out malfeasance.

他们帮助防止泡沫的形成，也很擅长根除违法行为。

If you had a teacher with, who was adept at firearms, they could very well end the attack very quickly.

如果校园里有擅长射击的老师，他们可以很快终结枪击事件。

The only thing I'm adept at is videogames.

我唯一擅长的是电子游戏。

It appears that Trump is adept at garnering media coverage.

特朗普似乎很擅长获得媒体报道。

The rates of recidivism are admirably low, partly because the state is adept at involving families in reforming those who stray.

惯犯的比例也是极其的低，部分原因在于日本在改造这些迷失自我的人时善于融入家庭的力量。

We made a good match. l was adept at fashion, he at politics.

我们配合得天衣无缝 我擅长时尚，他专攻政治。

They are adept at giving the customer more than he or she expects .

他们善于向顾客提供超出顾客自己所期望的东西。

" My mother is adept at cooking (she can cook very well)." That's just an example, however!

“我妈妈很会做饭（她做饭做得很好）。”不过，这只是一个例子！

So it couldn't bring down big game like horses or camels, but it was adept at catching small, fast prey.

所以它无法击倒马或骆驼等大型猎物，但它擅长捕捉速度快的小猎物。

Researchers have, however, known for some time that a species of Central American ant called Azteca sericeasur is adept at keeping berry-borer populations at bay.

但研究人员知道一种被称为Azteca sericeasur的中美洲蚂蚁很擅长牵制这种咖啡浆果蛀虫的数量。

He-and research suggests men are particularly given to such narcissism-hogs the spotlight in meetings, is adept at grabbing undeserved glory, and is a pro at self-promotion.

他——研究表明，男性尤其容易自恋——在开会时喜欢博取关注，擅长抢夺本不属于自己的荣誉，还是自我推销的行家。

Most speakers of AAE are adept at switching to MAE based on context and setting like a job interview or other professional situation.

- 大多数 AAE 的发言者都擅长根据上下文和设置（如工作面试或其他专业情况）切换到 MAE。

Past types often have been found to be skillful at assessing the exact emotional tenor of an event and are adept at influencing others' emotions, according to the Mann group.

根据 Mann 小组的说法，过去的类型通常被发现善于评估事件的确切情绪基调，并且善于影响他人的情绪。

The idea sounds yet more curious, but parents too can be adept at polishing their reputations and will insist that they are kind — while simultaneously expending enormous hostility on their thoroughly confused child.

这个想法听上去会令人疑惑，但父母的确也会善于修饰自己的名誉，坚持他们是善良的，同时又对他们年幼无知的孩子施以巨大的敌意。

They spent most of the day inside the tent, huddled for warmth around the useful bright blue flames that Hermione was adept at producing, and which could be scooped up and carried around in a jar.

他们白天大部分时间都呆在帐篷里，围绕一团蓝色温暖的火焰周围，赫敏已经能非常熟练地施放这种魔法了，那火焰还能用铲子铲起来，放到罐子里去。

Notice that both with " adept" and with " inept" we use the preposition " at" : " I am adept at making cakes." The verb is in the " ing" after the " at."

请注意，无论是“熟练” 还是“无能” ，我们​​都使用介词“at” ：“我擅长制作蛋糕。 ” 动词在“at” 之后的“ing” 中。