但我没有编造这个故事——我告诉你的一切都是真的。
But I didn't ___invent the story - everything I told you is true.
我们知道父母不会让我们独自旅行,所以我们不得不编造一个故事来避免他们发现发生了什么。
We knew our parents wouldn't let us travel alone, so we had to ___invent a story to avoid them realizing what happened.
他编造了一个借口来解释他的缺席。
He ___invented an excuse to explain his absence.