The reason he gave for his absence was obviously fabricated.

他所说缺显然是编造。

He invented an ingenious excuse for his absence.

他为缺编造了一个巧妙借口。

I did not have to invent any tales about my past.

我根本无须为自己过去编造故事。

Don't give me some cooked-up yarn!

不要讲编造故事给我听！

His story is wholly fictitious.

他故事全是编造。