...an old car which had been rusting away for years.是什么意思？

...an old car which had been rusting away for years.

生锈好几年的旧车

an

art. 一（在元音字母前代替不定代词a），一任一某一，一个；

例句
He started eating an apple...
他开始吃苹果。

old

adj. 老的，古老的，以前的，（用于指称被替代的东西）原来的；n. 古时；

例句
She was old enough to absent herself from the lunch table if she chose...
她长大了，可以自己做主不来吃午餐了。

car

n. 汽车，车厢，轿车；

例句
His car was held up and he was abducted by four gunmen...
他的车遭遇拦劫，随后他被4名持枪歹徒劫持。

which

pron. 哪一个，哪一些，哪个，那，指前面提到的事物；adj. 哪一个，哪一些；

例句
...the latest date at which a foetus can be aborted.
能够打胎的最迟日期

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

been

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去分词 ），在，存在，不受干扰，去过了，be的过去分词；

例句
Have you been able to have any kind of contact?...
你联系上了吗？

rusting

n. 生锈；v. （使）生锈( rust的现在分词 )；

例句
This had once been the greatest port in the world, now it was a graveyard of rusting cranes.
这里一度是全球最大的港口，现在堆满了锈迹斑斑的吊车。

away

adv. 离开，远离，在远处，消失；adj. 不在的，遥远的，客场比赛；

例句
She accelerated away from the kerb.
她加速驶离了马路牙子。

for

prep. 为，为了，倾向于，关于，当作；conj. 因为，由于；

例句
I've come looking for a bit of advice.
我特来讨教。

years

n. 年( year的名词复数 )，年纪，一年的期间，某年级的学生；

例句
His wife was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for aiding and abetting him...
他的妻子作为他的从犯被判入狱7年。