她没有编造那个借口；她确实被耽搁了。

She didn't ___invent the excuse; she was genuinely delayed.

孩子们为他们整个下午的去向编造了一个离奇的故事。

The children ___invented a fantastic tale about where they had been all afternoon.

他编造了一个复杂的托辞来掩盖自己的行踪。

He ___invented a complicated alibi to cover his tracks.