under contract

基本解釋

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.
所以我不否認(rèn)自己也和有合同在身的其他俱樂部球員有過接觸，但我從來(lái)不會(huì)在未經(jīng)對(duì)方俱樂部允許的情況下去這樣做。
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.
當(dāng)然嚴(yán)格說來(lái)，已與男主人或女主人簽字、蓋章并履行契約的奴隸可以輕而易舉地在任何時(shí)候打破這種約束，因?yàn)槟钱吘共痪哂蟹傻匚弧?/li>
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.
本文的適用范圍限于以市場(chǎng)心理需要為目標(biāo)的軟件項(xiàng)目；它不包括那些按照合同來(lái)滿足具體客戶需要的執(zhí)行項(xiàng)目。

So I wasn't under a contract but let's come back and fulfill that promise anyway.
雖然我們沒立下合同,但是我們以后會(huì)回來(lái)履行這個(gè)承諾的
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