In this sense, networking is the practice of meeting people who do the same kind of work, or work that touches yours, so you can share news, help each other, and stay in one another's minds. It is less 'making friends for fun' and more 'building a useful circle.' People do it at conferences, after talks, on work trips, and on websites made for jobs.

In this sense在這個意思裡 networking networking is是 the practice of meeting people認識人的做法 who do the same kind of work做同類工作的人 or work that touches yours或跟你的工作有關的人 so you can share news這樣你們可以分享消息 help each other互相幫忙 and stay in one another's minds並讓彼此記得對方 it is less 'making friends for fun'這比較不是「單純交朋友」 and more 'building a useful circle'而比較是「建立有用的人脈圈」 people do it人們會這麼做 at conferences在研討會上 after talks演講結束後 on work trips出差時 and on websites made for jobs以及在求職網站上

Business English likes this word; some speakers find it a bit shiny or forced, and would rather say they are meeting people in their field.

Business English商業英語 likes this word喜歡用這個詞 some speakers有些人 find it覺得它 a bit shiny or forced有點浮誇或做作 and would rather say而寧願說 they are meeting people in their field他們是在認識同領域的人

You can use it as a noun (she is good at networking) or a verb (to network).

You can use it你可以把它用 as a noun當名詞 she is good at networking她很擅長 networking or a verb或當動詞 to network to network

It is not rude, but if you only talk to someone because they might be useful later, it can feel cold — and people notice.

It is not rude它不算不禮貌 but不過 if you only talk to someone如果你只跟一個人講話 because they might be useful later只因為對方以後可能有用 it can feel cold那會讓人覺得冷漠 and people notice而且別人看得出來

Though actually, the same spelling is also the everyday word for linking computers so they can share data. That is a different meaning. Here we mean people, not cables.

Though actually不過實際上 the same spelling同樣的拼法 is also也是 the everyday word for linking computers連接電腦的日常用詞 so they can share data讓電腦可以分享資料 that is a different meaning那是不同的意思 here we mean people這裡我們指的是人 not cables不是電纜