The reason he gave for his absence was obviously fabricated.

所说缺席理由显然编造。

He invented an ingenious excuse for his absence.

缺席编造了一个巧妙借口。

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

我根本无须自己过去编造故。

Don't give me some cooked-up yarn!

不要讲编造故给我听！

His story is wholly fictitious.

故编造。