networking

networking — noun

1. meeting and talking with people at professional or social events to build helpfu

1.名詞B1
釋義

meeting and talking with people at professional or social events to build helpful connections for your career or business

例句

Naoko went to the conference mainly for networking rather than the official talks.

networking as a purpose (for + noun)

The business lunch gave the young entrepreneurs a good networking opportunity with local investors.

collocation: networking opportunity

同義詞
  • socialising

    broader — includes non-work social contact; networking implies a career or business purpose

  • connecting

    more general; can refer to any kind of relationship-building, not just professional

  • schmoozing

    informal and slightly negative; suggests insincere flattery to gain advantage

文法句型

networking + noun (event, opportunity, skills)

用法筆記

Often used attributively before nouns like event, opportunity, or skills to describe things related to building professional contacts. Unlike the verb to network, which emphasises the action at a specific moment, the noun networking describes the general activity or practice.

常見錯誤

❌I went to a networking last night.
✅I went to a networking event last night.
💡Networking is an uncountable activity, not a countable event; you need event or session after it.
❌She is doing some networkings this week.
✅She is doing some networking this week.
💡Networking is uncountable; it has no plural form.

2. the process of linking two or more computers or electronic devices for exchangin

2.名詞B1
釋義

the process of linking two or more computers or electronic devices for exchanging data and sharing resources such as files, printers, or internet access

例句

The office IT team is responsible for all the networking and server maintenance.

networking as an IT domain: the + networking

Karim installed new networking equipment so that every branch office could share data securely.

collocation: networking equipment

同義詞
  • network infrastructure

    refers to the physical and logical components themselves, not the process of connecting them

  • data communication

    a broader technical field that includes networking but also covers transmission protocols and hardware

文法句型

networking + noun (equipment, system, solution)

用法筆記

Commonly used before equipment-related nouns (networking hardware, networking cable, networking solution) to describe products or infrastructure. The -ing form refers to the field or process as a whole, not an ongoing action — compare the gerund to a simple noun like plumbing or wiring.

常見錯誤

❌The networking is slow today.
✅The network is slow today.
💡Networking refers to the field or system in general; the actual connection speed is a property of the network.

❌ 'I studied computer networking for two years.' (correct) — This sentence is fine; networking here means the academic/professional field.