プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
じんみゃく【人脈】
a contact [connection] ((with, in))；a network
政界での人脈を作る［広げる］
establish [expand/increase] one's contacts [connections] in the political world
金融界との豊富な人脈を武器にその会社は着実な事業の拡大に成功した
With its numerous contacts in the financial world, the company succeeded in steadily expanding its business.
信頼できる人脈は有益な情報の収集には欠かせない
A reliable (personal) network is crucial in collecting useful information.