under contract

基本解释

But I don't think that is illegal." Had he ever met a player under contract at another club?"Not without the permission of the club.
所以我不否认自己也和有合同在身的其他俱乐部球员有过接触，但我从来不会在未经对方俱乐部允许的情况下去这样做。
Technically, of course, even a signed, sealed, and delivered slave under contract to a Master or Mistress can break the bondage any time simply because it has no legal status.
当然严格说来，已与男主人或女主人签字、盖章并履行契约的奴隶可以轻而易举地在任何时候打破这种约束，因为那毕竟不具有法律地位。
The scope of the paper is limited to software projects that target perceived needs of the marketplace; it does not include projects performed under contract to fulfill specific customer needs.
本文的适用范围限于以市场心理需要为目标的软件项目；它不包括那些按照合同来满足具体客户需要的执行项目。

So I wasn't under a contract but let's come back and fulfill that promise anyway.
虽然我们没立下合同,但是我们以后会回来履行这个承诺的
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